Dawanwu Buddha cave

It was excavated in the period of Empress Wu of Tang Dynasty. The plane of the cave is horseshoe shaped, and the top of the cave is dome shaped. Inside the ring-shaped ribbon around the lotus carved on the top, there are some musical instruments, such as sitting Buddha, jiletian, golden winged bird and pipa, just like the wonderful scene of all sounds in the paradise. Maitreya Buddha and two Bodhisattvas are carved on the wall, and small seated statues of the four Buddhas are arranged on the wall. At the base of the wall are 25 high relief Arhats, about 80 cm tall.

Dawanwu Buddha cave

In 1982, an exhibition gallery of scattered cultural relics was built in front of dawanwu Buddha cave. At present, there are more than 50 stone carvings found or collected in the 1950s, including the Qing Dynasty's carved "Longmen map", six steles with the characters of Liu Yong and Zhu Xi, the statue of Guan Gong painted by Yue Fei, the statue of Zhong Kui painted by Qianlong. Dawanwu Buddha cave is located on the drum arena on the south side of Wanfo Valley, Dongshan, Longmen. It is named after the inscription "dawanwu Buddha" on the lintel of the cave.

Main attractions

Name: dawanwu Buddha cave

Also known as: middle hole in drum Arena

Scenic spot: Longmen Grottoes

It was excavated in the period of Empress Wu of Tang Dynasty. The plane of the cave is horseshoe shaped, and the top of the cave is dome shaped. Inside the ring-shaped ribbon around the lotus carved on the top, there are some musical instruments, such as sitting Buddha, jiletian, golden winged bird and pipa, just like the wonderful scene of all sounds in the paradise. Maitreya Buddha and two Bodhisattvas are carved on the wall, and small seated statues of the four Buddhas are arranged on the wall. At the base of the wall are 25 high relief Arhats, about 80 cm tall. There are inscriptions on Luo Han's life and deeds, most of which are from Fu Fa Zang Yin yuan Zhuan. The images and inscriptions of Luohan are important materials for the study of Zen and its lineage. On the square platform in the middle of the cave, there are three round sculptured Buddha statues, with a crown on the head and a collar, a necklace, a Baochuan and other ornaments on the body. They are the images of the dari Tathagata Buddha worshipped by the tantric school.

The main wall is set with high altar, Maitreya Buddha, etc., and the back chair is engraved with the pattern of "six holding utensils". The top of the cave is carved with lotus caisson, and the top and surrounding walls are carved with lotus caisson“

There are 15000 Buddhas in ten directions. The lower part of the three walls is engraved with the Zen Genealogy "25 Arhats" and the relevant contents of "Fu Fa Zang Yin yuan Zhuan" are recorded.

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Address: No.16 Yingcai Road, Longmen Grottoes, Luolong District, Luoyang City

Longitude: 112.4762802124

Latitude: 34.55477142334

Chinese PinYin : Da Wan Wu Fo Dong