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North Binyang Cave (Chinese language|ch. 宾阳北洞) is cave number 104 at the Longmen Grottoes near Luoyang, Henan, China. Initiated 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 not completed until the Tang Dynasty|Tang. The main image is an Amitabha with a patterned halo. Dragon-head shaped column bases dating from the Northern Wei flank the cave entrance. Other figures are also present (possibly bodhisattvas). Middle Binyang Cave and South Binyang Cave are adjacent to the south. Image:longmen-binyang-north-cave-roof.jpg|thumb|left|Detail of roof adjoining southern wall. (May, 2004) Image:longmen-binyang-north-cave-south-wall.jpg|thumb|left|The south wall showing standing figures. (May, 2004). This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "North Binyang Cave".
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