Mogao Caves
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The Mogao Caves, also known as the Thousand Buddha Grottoes or Caves of the Thousand Buddhas, form a system of 500 temples 25 km (16 mi) southeast of the center of Dunhuang, an oasis located at a religious and cultural crossroads on the Silk Road, in Gansu province, China. The caves may also be known as the Dunhuang Caves; however, this term is also used as a collective term to include other Buddhist cave sites in and around the Dunhuang area, such as the Western Thousand Buddha Caves, Eastern Thousand Buddha Caves, Yulin Caves, and Five Temple Caves. The caves contain some of the finest examples of Buddhist art spanning a period of 1,000 years.
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Mogao Caves ⓘ
caves in Dunhuang City, Gansu, China
Mogao Cave 465, bow harp
Mogao Caves, cave 159, paiban
Section of mural depicting victory of general Zhang Yichao who expelled the Tibetans from Dunhuang. Cave 156, Late Tang Dynasty.
Mogao Cave 322 Apsara playing lute-family instrument
Western Wei Dynasty in Feitian, Cave 285, konghou player
Mogao Cave 156, musicians at battle, Tang dynasty vs.Tibetans
Mogao Caves, cave 159 musicians
A hermit riding a dragon in Mogao Cave 329 in Dunhuang
Mogao Cave 322, Double chambered lute
Eleven-Headed Guanyin Banner (985)- Bibliography of Dunhuangology - Online bibliography of Dunhuangology researches, 2019
- "Bring history alive" : exploring the evolution of Flying Apsaras in Mogao Caves - 2019 master's thesis by Xinyue Dai at Massey University, Q1860
- Records of Dunhuang - Dunhuang manuscript (S. 5448) describing Buddhist sites near Dunhuang, Classical Chinese
- Bibliography of Dunhuangology - Online bibliography of Dunhuangology researches
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| link | page | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | World Heritage Site page@ | Wikidata | ||
| site | cave | Mogao Caves | building complex, cave | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Mogao Cave 465, bow harp | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Mogao Caves, cave 159, paiban | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Section of mural depicting victory of general Zhang Yichao who expelled the Tibetans from Dunhuang. Cave 156, Late Tang Dynasty. | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Mogao Cave 322 Apsara playing lute-family instrument | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Western Wei Dynasty in Feitian, Cave 285, konghou player | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Mogao Cave 156, musicians at battle, Tang dynasty vs.Tibetans | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Mogao Caves, cave 159 musicians | Commons | ||
| commons | image | A hermit riding a dragon in Mogao Cave 329 in Dunhuang | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Mogao Cave 322, Double chambered lute | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Eleven-Headed Guanyin Banner (985) | Commons | ||
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