Southern Cliff Buddhist Sculptures

The Southern Cliff Buddhist Sculptures (traditional Chinese: 南龕摩崖造像; simplified Chinese: 南龛摩崖造像; pinyin: Nánkān móyá zàoxiàng), also known as Nankan Grottoes (南龕石窟; 南龛石窟; Nánkān shíkū), is a tourist attraction in Bazhong, Sichuan, China.

[3] It is located 1 km (0.62 mi) south of Bazhong city proper,[4] and is part of the greater Nankan Mountain Scenic Area.

This image represents a seated Buddha performing a reversed bhūmisparśa mudrā, i.e., his left hand, instead of the right, touches the ground.

Perhaps in this niche were gathered three of a series of famous images from sacred places in India, which are represented in painting at Dunhuang.

"[8] According to Dr. Lei Yuhua, an associate researcher at the Archaeological Institute of Chengdu, "The popularity of the cult of the double-headed Buddha was limited to Xinjiang and Hexi Corridor region.