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Longmen Caves. China Cut into the Xiangshan and Longmen Shan hillsides above the Yi River, the Longmen (or “Dragon’s Gate”) complex of temple grottoes is an exquisite treasury of Buddhist ...

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Ancient coastal caves offer a glimpse into the past, revealing secrets of early human life and natural history ...

Only two pillars remain of the Abalmandap, a cave on the foothills that was used as a space for teachings and discussions on Buddha’s Dhamma, at the Sana Buddhist Caves in the Gir-Somnath ...

The first Buddhist cave monuments at Ajanta date from the 2nd and 1st centuries B.C. During the Gupta period (5th and 6th centuries A.D.), many more richly decorated caves were added to the original ...

2. Ellora Caves, Maharashtra. Also a UNESCO site, the Ellora Caves (6th to 10th century CE) are a blend of Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain faiths. Among its 100 caves, the Kailasa Temple (Cave 16) is ...

A 65-foot statue of Buddha within one of 130 caves in northwest China is threatened by erosion and earthquakes. Eddie Gerald / Alamy Throughout history, human settlement has been driven by three ...

One of the world's great museums — some 500 caves at Dunhuang filled with Buddhist painting and sculpture — were created over 1,000 years, between the 4th and 14th centuries, on the Silk Road ...

The site features over 2,300 caves and niches, 110,000 Buddhist statues, 60 stupas, and more than 2,800 inscriptions, many from the Northern Wei and Tang dynasties.

Northern Xiangtangshan, north cave (Great Buddha Cave), Northern Qi dynasty, mid-6th century. Photo: Katherine Tsiang Longmen, Weizi Cave, Northern Wei, early 6th century.