Cave 3
Cave 3 (left) is one of the pair of caves from Eastern Wei period (534-550). The stele between them that may had been carved with a dedicatory inscription for the caves has been removed. Like Cave 2, Cave 3 has a square plan with Buddha and bodhisattva images with relief carvings on three walls.
Cave 3 exterior, left
![Tianlongshan Cave 3 exterior](https://tls.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/cave-photos/Cave3-Exterior-1.jpg)
Cave 3 north (back) wall
![Tianlongshan Cave 3 back north wall 1](https://tls.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/cave-photos/Cave3-BackNorthWall-1.jpg)
Historical photo, Cave 3 north wall
![Tianlongshan historical Cave 3 back north wall tt.17](https://tls.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/cave-photos/Cave3-BackNorthWallHistorical.jpg)
Cave 3 east wall
![Tianlongshan Cave 3 right east wall 1](https://tls.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/cave-photos/Cave3-RightEastWall-1.jpg)
Historical photo, Cave 3 east wall
![Tianlongshan historical Cave 3 right east wall 1 tt.18](https://tls.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/cave-photos/Cave3-RightEastWallHistorical-1.jpg)
Historical photo, Cave 3 northeast corner
![Tianlongshan historical Cave 3 right east wall 2 tt.20](https://tls.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/cave-photos/Cave3-RightEastWallHistorical-2.jpg)
Historical photo, Cave 3 east wall, south side
![Tianlongshan historical Cave 3 right east wall 3 tt.22](https://tls.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/cave-photos/Cave3-RightEastWallHistorical-3.jpg)
Cave 3 west wall
![Tianlongshan Cave 3 left west wall 2](https://tls.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/cave-photos/Cave3-LeftWestWall-2.jpg)
Cave 3 northwest corner
![Tianlongshan Cave 3 left west wall 3](https://tls.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/cave-photos/Cave3-LeftWestWall-3.jpg)
Cave 3 southwest corner
![Tianlongshan Cave 3 left west wall 4](https://tls.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/cave-photos/Cave3-LeftWestWall-4.jpg)
Historical photo, Cave 3 west wall
![Tianlongshan historical Cave 2 left west wall 1 tt.19](https://tls.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/cave-photos/Cave3-LeftWestWallHistorical-1.jpg)
Historical photo, Cave 3 northwest corner
![Tianlongshan historical Cave 2 left west wall 2 tt.21](https://tls.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/cave-photos/Cave3-LeftWestWallHistorical-2.jpg)
Historical photo, Cave 3 west wall, south side
![Tianlongshan historical Cave 2 left west wall 3 tt.23](https://tls.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/cave-photos/Cave3-LeftWestWallHistorical-3.jpg)
Cave 3 southeast corner
![Tianlongshan Cave 3 front south wall](https://tls.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/cave-photos/Cave3-FrontSouthWall.jpg)
Cave 3 ceiling south
![Tianlongshan Cave 3 ceiling south](https://tls.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/cave-photos/Cave3-Ceiling-South.jpg)
Cave 3 ceiling north
![Tianlongshan Cave 3 ceiling north](https://tls.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/cave-photos/Cave3-Ceiling-North.jpg)
Historical photo, Cave 3 ceiling
![Tianlongshan historical Cave 3 ceiling complete tt.24](https://tls.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/cave-photos/Cave3-Ceiling-CompleteHistorical.jpg)
Historical photo, Cave 3 ceiling south
![Tianlongshan historical Cave 3 ceiling south tt.25](https://tls.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/cave-photos/Cave3-Ceiling-SouthHistorical.jpg)