Nankan Grottoes is a grotto with many stone statues located in Nankan Scenic Area, Bazhou District, Bazhong City, Sichuan Province, China.[1]
(In the State Council agreed that the Ministry of Culture proposed the third batch of national key cultural relics protection units (a total of 258))[2]
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[3]South Niche Rock Art Statue
Art feature
editSouth niche statue, mainly to feed the cave, engraved Buddhist story of very few, including Shakyamuni Buddha, Medicine Buddha, Vishnu Shakyamuni Buddha, Amitabha Buddha, double-headed Buddha, double-bodied Buddha, ghost mother Bodhisattva, Rulai Buddha and other statues. The statue of Bodhisattva, Guanyin Bodhisattva, is the most numerous. The rest of the statues are of Bodhisattvas such as the Hearing of the Dharma and the Eight Departments, the Heavenly Kings, the Rexes, the Kagura, the Flying Heaven and other protectors. All kinds of Buddha statues are exquisite and exquisite, with different postures, thick temperament, dignified and full, elegant and graceful.[4]
References
edit- ^ "南龛石窟". www.nankanshan.net. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
- ^ "国务院关于公布第三批全国重点文物保护单位的通知". web.archive.org. 2012-05-29. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
- ^ Nekitarc (2016-06-14), English: Shining temple. Bazhong. Nankan Cliff Sculptures. Painted sandstone, ca 500 - ca. 720, Tang and others dynasties., retrieved 2022-09-19
- ^ "南龛摩崖造像:巴中掠影(3)_老古的笔记_新浪博客". blog.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2022-09-20.