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The Fairy Cave (Chinese: 仙人洞), or Cave of the Immortals, [2] also known as Lushan Fairy Cave, [3] is a rock cave made of sand cliffs [4] anciently called "Buddha's Hand Rock", [5] located in Mount Lu, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province. [6] It is a natural cave formed gradually by the continuous weathering of nature and the long-term washing ...
The Kasugayama Stone Buddhas are located in a national forest several hundred meters northeast of the Jigokudani Stone Buddhas, which has a separate National Historic Site designation. The site consists of two artificial caves, one east and one west, carved into a south-facing tuff rock wall. The Buddha statues carved into the inner walls.
Constructing Buddha statues out of stone is widely practiced in Buddhist areas in Asia. These images can be divided into three broad types: Magaibutsu (磨崖仏), bas-relief images carved directly into a cliff face, movable independent stone Buddhas carved from cut stone, and cave Buddhas carved inside rock caves, The Takase images can be classed as Magaibutsu.
The Thousand Buddha Mountain Public Park has been developed extensively for—mostly local tourism—by the creation of access roads and walking paths as well the addition of amusement park features such as a 600-meter-long chairlift, a summer slide (the "Shun'neng Slide") down the hill, a kart racing track, and numerous souvenir stalls. The ...
The Avukana statue is a standing statue of the Buddha near Kekirawa in North Central Sri Lanka. The statue, which has a height of more than 14 m (46 ft), depicts the Buddha with a hand raised in reassurance, a variation of the Abhaya mudra. The Avukana statue is one of the best examples of a standing statue built in Sri Lanka.
Encircling the Thousand Buddha Hall is the Ten Thousand Buddha Corridor, a circular gallery with two levels. Each level consists of numerous walls with Thousand Buddha niches and various murals. The corridor’s design centers on the twelve zodiac signs and their associated guardian Buddhas, with each statue showcasing unique hand gestures. The ...
Constructing Buddha statues out of stone is widely practiced in Buddhist areas in Asia. These images can be divided into three broad types: Magaibutsu (磨崖仏), bas-relief images carved directly into a cliff face, movable independent stone Buddhas carved from cut stone, and cave Buddhas carved inside rock caves, The Ōita Motomachi images can be classed as Magaibutsu.
Double-headed Buddha, Niche 83, 8th century. One peculiar image at the Southern Cliff is a double-headed Buddha as the central figure displayed in Niche 83. This image represents a seated Buddha performing a reversed bhūmisparśa mudrā, i.e., his left hand, instead of the right, touches the ground. The two attending Buddhas are shown standing ...