"The Mogao Caves were first constructed in the 4th century AD and were used as a site of Buddhist worship and pilgrimage. The caves contain over 400,000 square feet of frescoes and sculptures, making them one of the largest repositories of Buddhist art in the world.
By the time of the Northern Liang a small community of monks had formed at the site. The caves initially served only as a place of meditation for hermit monks, but developed to serve the monasteries that sprang up nearby.
The earliest decorated Mogao Caves remaining to this day (caves 268, 272 and 275), were built and decorated by the Northern Liang between 419 and 439 CE, before the invasion of the Northern Wei. They share many stylistic characteristics in common with some of the Kizil Caves, such as Cave 17."
-taken from wikipedia
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| Cave 275. |
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| Cave 275. |
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| Bodhisattva. |
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| Cave 268. Feitian Legend. |
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| Cave 275. Maitreya Bodhisattva. |
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| The Caves. |
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| The Caves. |
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| Cave 275. |
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| Cave 275. |
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| Cave 268. Donors. |
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| Cave 275. |
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| Cave 272. Feitian Legend. |
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| Cave 275. |
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| Cave 275. Paintings of jatakas on the west side of the north wall. |
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| Cave 275. Moonlight King giving away his head. |
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| Cave 275. |
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| Cave 275. |
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| Cave 272. |
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| Cave 268. |
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| Cave 275. King with a thousand nails. |
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| Cave 275. King Shibi cutting his flesh in exchange for the pigeon. |
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