Ghatotkacha Cave
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Ghatotkach Caves (घटोत्कच गुफाएँ) are located 18 km to the west of Ajanta, near Jinjala village, in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, India.[1]
Origin
Variants
- Ghatotkacha Cave (घटोत्कच गुफाएँ) (जिला औरंगाबाद, महा.) (AS, p.311)
History
The Ghatotkach caves include three Buddhist caves, one is a chaitya and two are viharas. The caves were excavated in the 6th century AD, and were influenced by Mahayana Buddhism. The caves have an inscription from a minister of the Vakataka dynasty. The inscription is about the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha.[2]
घटोत्कच गुफाएँ
विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[3] ने लेख किया है ...घटोत्कच (AS, p.311) , औरंगाबाद ज़िला, महाराष्ट्र का ऐतिहासिक स्थान है। इस स्थान पर छठी-सातवीं शती की बौद्ध गुफ़ाएँ हैं, जो देश के इसी भाग की अजंता व एलोरा की गुफ़ाओं की भांति ही पहाड़ी के पार्श्व में काटकर बनाई गई हैं।
External links
References
- ↑ Ahir, D. C. (2003). Buddhist sites and shrines in India : history, art, and architecture (1. ed.). Delhi: Sri Satguru Publ. pp. 191–192. ISBN 8170307740.
- ↑ Ahir, D. C. (2003). Buddhist sites and shrines in India : history, art, and architecture (1. ed.). Delhi: Sri Satguru Publ. pp. 191–192. ISBN 8170307740.
- ↑ Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.311