North Binyang Cave
# North Binyang Cave

North Binyang Cave (simplified Chinese: 宾阳北洞; traditional Chinese: 賓陽北洞; pinyin: Bīnyáng Běi Dòng) is cave number 104 at the Longmen Grottoes near Luoyang, Henan, China.

## History

Initiated by order of Emperor Xuanwu of the Northern Wei in honour of his parents Emperor Xiaowen and Empress Wenzhao, the cave was not completed until the Tang.

## Features

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).

## Nearby caves

Middle Binyang Cave and South Binyang Cave are adjacent to the south.

## Images

* North Binyang Cave rear wall
* Detail of roof adjoining southern wall (2004)
* The south wall showing standing figures (2004)
