Bezeklik Caves - Bezeklik Caves

Japanese: ベゼクリク石窟 - ベゼクリクせっくつ
Bezeklik Caves - Bezeklik Caves
The ruins of a Buddhist cave temple carved into a cliff overlooking the Murtuk River northeast of Turfan in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. Built by the Uighurs in the 9th or 10th century, the inner sanctuary enshrines Kannon as its principal image, and contains murals and clay statues in the style of the Tang dynasty.
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Japanese:
中国,新疆ウイグル自治区,トゥルファン北東のムルトゥク川にのぞむ崖に掘られた仏教石窟寺院の遺跡。9―10世紀のウイグル人の造営したもので,内陣は観音を本尊とし,唐の様式を継承した壁画,塑像がある。
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