thumb|150px|North Binyang Cave interior. The rear and north walls are visible. (May, 2004)
North Binyang Cave () is a cave at the Longmen Grottoes near Luoyang, Henan, China.
History
Teng (), who held the office of Zhongyin (), initiated construction of North Binyang Cave during the Northern Wei. Construction began under Emperor Xuanwu, whose reign is known as the Yongping (). According to the scholar Dong Wang, between 508 and 511, the North Binyang Cave was constructed. The cave's chapel was mostly built under the Tang dynasty from 650 to 683. The Chinese phrase binyang () literally means "welcome the sun".
Features
thumb|The [[Amitābha at the North Binyang Cave rear wall in 2015]]
The cave has a depth of , a width of , and a height of . While the Northern Wei created the cave, it features Tang-period sculptures from around 640–650. Scholars consider it to be the cave's primary statue. The Buddha's hands are extended, reaching toward the sky and earth. In 2014, numerous tourists enjoyed how the Buddha made a V-shaped () hand gesture so spend noticeably more time there. The tourists either took photos or copied the figure's V-shaped sign.