Andingsi Grottoes

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/andingsi-grottoes

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location?Sichuan province, China
2. What is the primary period of construction?Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534 AD) through Sui and Tang Dynasties
3. When were the grottoes created?Most were carved during the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534 AD) and later dynasties like Sui and Tang.
4. Why were the statues carved into the rock?To turn the natural cliffs into a sacred space for Buddhist worship and pilgrimage.

Iconography: The visual images and symbols used in a work of art or the study or interpretation of these.
Sutras: Sacred texts in Buddhism, often containing teachings attributed to the Buddha or his disciples.
Syncretism: The merging of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought.