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Caves of the Thousand Buddhas
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Caves_of_the_Thousand_Buddhas
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:Buddhist_temple
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Mogao_Caves
gptkbp:built
4th century AD
gptkbp:conservationEfforts
ongoing
gptkbp:conservationStatus
fragile
gptkbp:contains
gptkb:statue
manuscripts
Buddhist murals
gptkbp:country
gptkb:China
gptkbp:Diamond_Sutra_date
868 AD
gptkbp:Diamond_Sutra_significance
oldest known printed book
gptkbp:famous_discovery
gptkb:Library_Cave
gptkbp:function
gptkb:pilgrimage_site
monastic retreat
repository of Buddhist texts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Caves of the Thousand Buddhas
gptkbp:influenced
gptkb:religious_art
gptkb:Persian_art
Indian Buddhist art
Uighur art
gptkbp:Library_Cave_contents
gptkb:manuscript
paintings
textiles
gptkbp:Library_Cave_discovered
1900
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Gansu_Province
gptkb:Dunhuang
gptkbp:managedBy
gptkb:Dunhuang_Academy
gptkbp:notableGuest
gptkb:Langdon_Warner
gptkb:Paul_Pelliot
gptkb:Aurel_Stein
gptkbp:notablePlace
gptkb:Diamond_Sutra
gptkbp:numberOfHoles
492
gptkbp:openToPublic
yes
gptkbp:periods_of_construction
gptkb:song
gptkb:Western_Xia
gptkb:Yuan
gptkb:Tang
gptkb:Northern_Wei
gptkb:Sui
Ming
gptkbp:religion
gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:significance
Silk Road cultural exchange
gptkbp:style
gptkb:Chinese_Buddhist_art
Central Asian influences
gptkbp:touristAttraction
yes
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
1987
yes
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Thousand_Buddha_Grottoes
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6