Fèngxiānsì
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Cave #19 at Longmen Shiku, Dragon Gate Caves. The Fengxian Temple was built in 675 in the Tang Dynasty and is the largest grotto in Longmen. Its construction was financed by Empress Wu Zetian, who donated 20,000 strings of cash out of her private savings. In the middle of the temple is a colossal statue of the sitting bodhisattva Vairocana. Having strangled her own son, among other things, she had every reason to need the Buddha's help! |