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Last cave family struggles for life among Buddha ruins
; ...the last still dwelling in the 1,000 caves in the cliff where two world-famous...two statues, the tallest standing Buddhas in the world, in March 2001, dealing...some old clothes, There are two small caves on the right of the main living cave...family then decided to move into the caves ...
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In a fragile world, Buddha caves endure
; ...immersion encounter with the caves impossible before now, but...research body that oversees the caves, I stayed in quarters at the...moved in. The association of caves with religious devotion, ancient...Mogaoku was known as the Thousand Buddha Caves - painted directly on the...invasion, ...
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Mystery of the third Buddha.(Brief Article)
; ...populated by more than a thousand worshiping monks, living in caves carved into the mountainside...alcoves where two giant Buddhas once stood, one in...that between the two Buddhas that were destroyed...between the two standing Buddhas lies a reclining third...
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Profile: New art exhibit remembering gigantic Buddha statues that were destroyed in Afghanistan
; ...destruction of two gigantic 1,500-year-old Buddhas. The sculptures, carved in the sandstone...on a project at the foot of the Buddhas in the mid- 1970s. When they were...before the destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas. Mr. LOWRY BURGESS (Artist): I looked...form of Buddhism built two immense ...
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Profile: Significance of the now-ruined twin Buddha statues in Afghanistan and efforts under way to rebuild them
; ...Karzai declared the rebuilding of the Buddhas to be a cultural imperative, to...cliffs which once housed the Bamiyan Buddhas are only 90 miles west of the Afghan...that used to house one of the giant Buddhas, picking his way around the land...feel sad and sorry. KENNEDY: The Buddhas used to bring ...
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Priceless Buddha Going On Display In Beijing
; A carving of Buddha that is more than a thousand years old, which is referred to as "the Eastern Venus", will be shown to the public at the Museum of Chinese History here on July...
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Taiwanese flock to see Buddha's finger
; HUNDREDS of thousands of Taiwanese flocked to glimpse a 2,500- year-old relic believed to...Its first stop is Taipei's National Taiwan University stadium, where thousands arrived yesterday to chant sacred sutras and bow in devotion. Up to...
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Travel for mind, body and spirit: Elbows Viewing cave paintings in China
; ...desert for a glimpse of the "Caves of the Thousand Buddhas", ancient Buddhist temples carved...the local airport have put the caves on the tourist map for short...intolerance has gouged the faces of the Buddhas, while the least sophisticated...
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Cave art reveals ancient Chinese science thrived
; ...Mogao Grottoes, also popularly known as the Thousand Buddha Caves, consist of some 500 man-made caves that have survived some 1,600 years of volatile...frescoes, painted on the ceiling and walls of the caves, carry the best preserved trove of Buddhist...
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'The Caves as Canvas'
; ...flashlight or lantern, you find the fragile rock walls covered with thousand-year-old paintings illustrating the life of the Buddha and...between the 3rd and 7th centuries A.D. to decorate areas of the caves used for public worship, are on view in "The Cave as Canvas...
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