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Xiaonanhai Caves: Illustration of the Amitayurdhyana Sutra - Sixteen Contemplations
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Xiaonanhai Caves: Illustration of the Amitayurdhyana Sutra - Sixteen Contemplations
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Xiaonanhai Caves: Illustration of the Amitayurdhyana Sutra - Sixteen Contemplations
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Xiaonanhai Caves: Illustration of the Amitayurdhyana Sutra - Sixteen Contemplations
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Xiaonanhai Caves: Illustration of the Amitayurdhyana Sutra - Sixteen Contemplations
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Xiaonanhai Caves: Illustration of the Amitayurdhyana Sutra - Sixteen Contemplations
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Xiaonanhai Caves: Illustration of the Amitayurdhyana Sutra - Sixteen Contemplations
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Xiaonanhai Caves: Illustration of the Amitayurdhyana Sutra - Sixteen Contemplations
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Xiaonanhai Caves: Illustration of the Amitayurdhyana Sutra - Sixteen Contemplations
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Xiaonanhai Caves: Illustration of the Amitayurdhyana Sutra - Sixteen Contemplations
CHINA, Henan, Anyang; Northern Qi dynasty (550–577); Stone
This illustration can be found in the upper register of the west wall of both the Central and East Caves. The explanatory cartouches are only present in the Central Cave.
In the Central Cave, moving right from above the nimbus of the Buddha on the west wall, the cartouches read: the highest grade of the highest class |
