Luzhai Grottoes

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Also known as

吕寨石窟

City

Luoyang

Coordinates

34.3079804, 112.3248971

About Luzhai Grottoes

Luzhai Grottoes are located on the cliff of Hutoushan Mountain on the north side of Luzhai Village, Jiuhou Town, Yichuan County, Henan Province. It faces east to west and faces the Yishui River in the west. The grottoes were excavated in the Northern Wei Dynasty, more than 200 years before the Longmen Lucena Buddha. There are three caves arranged from south to north, divided into North, Middle and South caves. There are one Buddha and two Bodhisattvas carved in the north cave, and there are 24 small Buddha statues carved around them; there are three Buddha statues in the middle cave (main cave), and there are 34 small Buddha statues of different shapes carved around them; there are no statues in the south cave, or they are used for meditation.

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