Artist: Unknown
Title: Fenxian Tung (Cave 19),Vairochana Buddha with Attendants
Material: hard limestone
Site: Longmen, Henan
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Period/Date: Dedicated in 675 C.E., Tang dynasty
Iconography/Iconology: The two arhats, Ananda, to the Buddhas proper right, and Kashyapa, to the Buddha's proper left, flank the central Buddha figure. Ananda is a youth while Kashyapa is shown as a wizened, old man. The arhats indicate the presence of the Buddha's community as well as illustrating that Shakyamuni andVairochana are identical.
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