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Middle Binyang Cave (Chinese language|ch. 宾阳中洞) is cave number 140 at the Longmen Grottoes near Luoyang, Henan, China. 12m long, 10.9m wide, 9.3m high. Constructed by order of Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei China|Emperor Xuanwu of the Northern Wei in honour of his parents Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei China|Emperor Xiaowen and Empress Wenzhao of Northern Wei China|Empress Wenzhao, the cave was supposed to imitate Lingyansi Cave at the Yungang Caves. Work began in 500 and was completed in 523. In 1987 a brick-entrance was demolished to reveal two new figures: a four-headed, four-armed Brahma and a one headed, four armed Sakra devendra. The back wall is a carved Sakyamuni, with two discliples and two boddhisattvas. The main Buddha and boddhisattvas are representative of the Northern Wei sculptural style. A lotus-flower pool decorates the floor. The ceiling is engraved with a blossoming lotus flower, 8 musical apsaras, 2 attending apsaras and tassel and drapery patterns. The front wall is covered with a large Vimalakirti relief, the Prince Sattva jataka, the Prince Sudatta jataka, an emperor/empress worshipping scene and ten deity kings. The cave is flanked by North Binyang Cave|North and South Binyang Cave|South Binyang Caves. Image:Longmen-binyang-middle-cave-wideshot.jpg|thumb|left|Middle Binyang Cave. The rear and north walls are visible. Image:Longmen-binyang-middle-cave-south-wall.jpg|thumb|left|The south wall (May 2004) This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Middle Binyang Cave".
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