CAVE 17 (460-465 A.D.)

A cross-legged maitreya, 15.6 metres high, is carved on the north wall, a seated Buddha on the east wall, And a standing Buddha on the west wall, which are generally named “The trikala buddhas”. The offering celestial on the right side of the niche in the west wall is vividly sculpted and gracefully shaped, with a hair-bun on his head, A wide ribbon around his arms, long skirt around his lower body and a lotus bud in his hands. A niche on the east reveal of the window was carved in the 13th year of Taihe's reign.

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