Buddha

This Buddha stands pillar like and motionless, his left hand thrust forward and his right one clasping the hem of his garment, which is solidly united to the shoulder The figure has simple proportions with an almost columnar feeling and wears a robe of the modified King Udayana image type. The face is serene and shallowly carved, the neck elongated. The hair is treated as a skullcap with little demarcation between head and usnisa where they gently interfuse. The hairline flows smoothly, squaring off the forehead. The image fits snugly into a socket base of a lotus with downturned petals.
This small statue is reportedly from Tianlong shan, substantiated primarily by the nature of the stone Even though there is no photographic evidence to conclude that it definitely comes from one of those major caves, it does share some affinities with figures located in Cave VIII.:
The columnar rendering of the figure, the plastic treatment of the robe and the unusual skull cap like hair would seem to point to a late sixth century date. It is pertinent to note that Cave VIII contains an inscription with the date of 584. Also, a similarly treated figure of Amitabha from Xiudesi is dated 591
In addition to the loss of the left hand, the statue has also been broken and repaired at the ankles and the neck. It still bears traces of pastel colored pigments, not unlike those commonly seen on various other Tianlongshan, images.