炳靈寺石窟
bǐng​líng​sì​shí​kū

Bingling Temple Grottoes

  • created sense approved 炳灵寺石窟/炳靈寺石窟 · bǐng​líng​sì​shí​kū · Bingling Temple Grottoes — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    炳灵寺石窟 / 炳靈寺石窟

    bǐng​líng​sì​shí​kū

    Bingling Temple Grottoes

    A series of Buddhist caverns located in Yongjing, Gansu Province, containing hundreds of stone statues, clay sculptures, and murals dating from the Western Qin to the Ming Dynasty. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2014, the name refers to the Tibetan phrase for "Hundred Thousand Buddhas".

    炳 (phonetic) 灵 (phonetic) 寺 (bound) → 寺 · sì · temple 石窟 (literal) → 石窟 · shí​kū · grotto

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