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Cave 20 south wall. The Buddha sits on a rectangular throne with a standing figure on his left hand side, and the bodhisattva Manjusri seated on a lion on his right. 20号窟南壁
The 14m-tall seated Buddha of Cave 20 is an icon of Chinese art, comparable to the colossal exposed Buddhas of Dunhuang and Longmen. It was originally flanked by a pair of smaller standing buddhas, of which only the eastern figure now remains.
Cave 20 south wall. The Buddha sits on a rectangular throne with a standing figure on his left hand side, and the bodhisattva Manjusri seated on a lion on his right. The entrance to the cave is visible on the west wall.
The Yungang Grottoes (Chinese: 云冈石窟; pinyin: Yúngāng shíkū), formerly the Wuzhoushan Grottoes (Chinese: 武州山 / 武周山; pinyin: Wǔzhōushān), are ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes built during the Northern Wei dynasty near the city of Datong, then called Pingcheng, in the province of Shanxi.
The 17 meters high sitting Buddha statue of Sakyamuni in the back cave of Cave No.5 is the largest statue of Yungang Grottoes. Cave No.6 is richly decorated and is praised as the most spectacular one in Yungang.
The Giant Buddha in Cave 20 is the symbol of the Yungang Grottoes. The 'Tanyao Five Caves' were the first crowning achievement in the history of Chinese Buddhist art, with their strict layout and harmonious style.
The dynasty’s capital, Pingcheng, became the most important Buddhist religious and artistic center in China. Caves 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20 each contain a colossal Buddha as the central icon. Cave 20, for example, houses a gigantic seated Buddha in a meditation posture, with a standing attendant Buddha at one side.
