Guyang Cave

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Guyang Cave is one of the oldest and most important Buddhist cave temples at the Longmen Grottoes in China, renowned for its rich collection of early Northern Wei stone carvings and inscriptions.

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Guyang Cave canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist cave temple ⓘ
cave temple at Longmen Grottoes ⓘ
rock-cut cave ⓘ
artStyle Northern Wei style ⓘ
early Chinese Buddhist sculpture ⓘ
associatedDynasty Northern Wei ⓘ
associatedWith Buddhist clergy patrons ⓘ
imperial patrons of Northern Wei ⓘ
carvingTechnique stone carving ⓘ
constructionPeriod Northern Wei dynasty ⓘ
country China ⓘ
culturalSignificance one of the most important caves at Longmen Grottoes ⓘ
one of the oldest caves at Longmen Grottoes ⓘ
function Buddhist worship site ⓘ
site for devotional offerings ⓘ
hasFeature central Buddha statue ⓘ
donor inscriptions ⓘ
flanking bodhisattva figures ⓘ
inscribed stelae ⓘ
relief carvings on walls ⓘ
hasInscriptionLanguage Chinese ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Longmen Grottoes ⓘ
knownFor Buddhist sculptures ⓘ
calligraphic inscriptions ⓘ
early Northern Wei stone carvings ⓘ
imperial dedicatory inscriptions ⓘ
inscriptions ⓘ
locatedIn China ⓘ
Henan Province ⓘ
Longmen Grottoes ⓘ
Luoyang ⓘ
material limestone ⓘ
partOf Longmen Grottoes complex ⓘ
linked to: Longmen Grottoes
preservationStatus protected cultural site within Longmen Grottoes ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
startConstructionCentury 5th century ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYearForComplex 2000 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteComponentOf Longmen Grottoes ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Longmen Grottoes → notableCave → Guyang Cave ⓘ