thumb|right|250px|The patterned roof, central and flanking figures (May 2004)

South Binyang Cave () is cave number 159 at the Longmen Grottoes near Luoyang, Henan province, China.

History

Construction began under Emperor Xuanwu, whose reign is known as the Yongping (). Work on the cave was initiated in 500 and another round of construction happened between 616 and 673.

The South Binyang Cave, along with the North Binyang Cave and the Middle Binyang Cave, were first known as Lingyan Temple (). After the Ming and Qing dynasties, the three caves became collectively known as Binyang Cave ().

Features

The cave has a depth of , a width of , and a height of .