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Yungang Grotto 6: Sakyamuni and Prabhutaratna Buddhas

CHINA, Shanxi, Datong; Northern Wei dynasty (386–534); Stone; H: 3 m
Located in the lower tier on the north side of the central pillar within Grotto 6, Sakyamuni and Prabhutaratna Buddhas are depicted within a double-layer niche, with an inner arch-shaped niche and an outer trapezoidal niche. The image of these two Buddhas seated together is derived from the Chapter on the Emergence of the Prabhutaratna Pagoda " from the Lotus Sutra

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