The year 546 is the late Northern Dynasty in the history of the mainland, this year is the fourth year of Eastern Wei Wuding, the twelfth year of Western Wei Unification, the twelfth year of Liang Datong and the first year of Zhongda Tong, and the Sui Dynasty was established 35 years later
The major event that occurred in 546 was the Battle of YubiCheng, the Eastern Wei power minister Gao Huan led a large army to attack Western Wei, but he did not expect that just out of the gate, in the present-day Jishan County, Shanxi, Yubi City was met with stubborn resistance from the defender Wei Xiaokuan, Gao Huan tried his best, fierce battle for more than fifty days still could not be conquered, heavy losses, helpless to return to Jinyang, the first month of the new year Gao Huan died
【Shanxi Jishan Yubi City Ruins】
【Buried Bone Pit of Yubi City】
War turned to war, and the buddhist worship of statues was still active in 546, so let's take a look at a few statues left in 546
In 546, the Taoist Zen master built the Anyang Lingquan Temple and excavated the Daliu Holy Grottoes, and the current Daliu Sacred Grottoes are very miserable, because they have been repeatedly stolen, a large iron gate has been installed, and the outside is also blocked with soil, and all the statue heads have been stolen, which have been moved elsewhere for preservation, and the cave is empty
【Anyang Lingquan Temple Daliu Sacred Grotto】
【Inscription of the Great Liu Cave】
【Traces of Buddha statues chiseled from the cave】
【Statue of the Great Liu Sacred Grotto, picture from the Complete Collection of Chinese Grotto Sculptures"]
[Statue of the Great Liu Cave before the Buddha's head was stolen, picture from "Cultural Historical Sites of China"]
Several other statues from 546 years old
In the fourth year of the Eastern Wei Dynasty (546), Daozhi made a statue of Shakya, excavated from Wuzhuang in The North of Zhangbei, Hebei, and collected by the Linzhang Yecheng Museum
【Eastern Wei Wuding 4th year (546) Daozhi made the statue of Shakya】