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'''Shivneri Caves''' (शिवनेरी लेणी) are located on [[Shivneri]] Hill, about 2 km South West of the [[Junnar]] town [[India]].<ref name=AHIR /> |
'''Shivneri Caves''' (शिवनेरी लेणी) are located on [[Shivneri]] Hill, about 2 km South West of the [[Junnar]] town [[India]].<ref name=AHIR /> Other caves surrounding the city of Junnar are: [[Manmodi caves]], [[Shivneri caves]] and [[Tulja caves]]. |
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This [[Buddhist]] [[cave]] has fort on its top where [[Shivaji]] was born is unique significance. This is group of 60 caves was excavated in the first half century A.D.<ref name=AHIR>{{cite book|last=Ahir|first=D. C.|title=Buddhist sites and shrines in India : history, art, and architecture|year=2003|publisher=Sri Satguru Publ.|location=Delhi|isbn=8170307740|page=192|edition=1.}}</ref> In early part of second century CE this caves were flourishing center of Buddhist activities.<ref>{{cite book|last=Brancaccio|first=Pia|title=The caves at Aurangabad : Buddhist art in transformation|year=2010|publisher=Brill|location=Leiden|isbn=9004185259|page=27|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m_4pXm7dD78C&pg=PA43&dq=shivneri+caves&hl=en&sa=X&ei=zX3NUdClLMzIrQeX6oCICw&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=shivneri%20caves&f=false}}</ref> The caves has astylar [[Chaitya]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Te-kʻun|first=Cheng|title=Studies in Chinese art|year=1983|publisher=Chinese University Press|location=Hong Kong|isbn=9622012795|page=212|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7tdiC-PQdy0C&pg=PA212&dq=shivneri+caves&hl=en&sa=X&ei=733NUaeiBsrRrQee1YHwDA&ved=0CFEQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=shivneri%20caves&f=false}}</ref> |
This [[Buddhist]] [[cave]] has fort on its top where [[Shivaji]] was born is unique significance. This is group of 60 caves was excavated in the first half century A.D.<ref name=AHIR>{{cite book|last=Ahir|first=D. C.|title=Buddhist sites and shrines in India : history, art, and architecture|year=2003|publisher=Sri Satguru Publ.|location=Delhi|isbn=8170307740|page=192|edition=1.}}</ref> In early part of second century CE this caves were flourishing center of Buddhist activities.<ref>{{cite book|last=Brancaccio|first=Pia|title=The caves at Aurangabad : Buddhist art in transformation|year=2010|publisher=Brill|location=Leiden|isbn=9004185259|page=27|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m_4pXm7dD78C&pg=PA43&dq=shivneri+caves&hl=en&sa=X&ei=zX3NUdClLMzIrQeX6oCICw&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=shivneri%20caves&f=false}}</ref> The caves has astylar [[Chaitya]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Te-kʻun|first=Cheng|title=Studies in Chinese art|year=1983|publisher=Chinese University Press|location=Hong Kong|isbn=9622012795|page=212|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7tdiC-PQdy0C&pg=PA212&dq=shivneri+caves&hl=en&sa=X&ei=733NUaeiBsrRrQee1YHwDA&ved=0CFEQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=shivneri%20caves&f=false}}</ref> |
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Shivneri Caves (शिवनेरी लेणी) are located on Shivneri Hill, about 2 km South West of the Junnar town India.[1] Other caves surrounding the city of Junnar are: Manmodi caves, Shivneri caves and Tulja caves.
This Buddhist cave has fort on its top where Shivaji was born is unique significance. This is group of 60 caves was excavated in the first half century A.D.[1] In early part of second century CE this caves were flourishing center of Buddhist activities.[2] The caves has astylar Chaitya[3]
Important Cave list include:[1]
- Cave 26 – Two story Vihara
- Cave 45 – Known as “Bara-kotri” has 12 cells for resident monks.
- Cave 51 – A chaitya has inscription of merchant
References
- ^ a b c Ahir, D. C. (2003). Buddhist sites and shrines in India : history, art, and architecture (1. ed.). Delhi: Sri Satguru Publ. p. 192. ISBN 8170307740.
- ^ Brancaccio, Pia (2010). The caves at Aurangabad : Buddhist art in transformation. Leiden: Brill. p. 27. ISBN 9004185259.
- ^ Te-kʻun, Cheng (1983). Studies in Chinese art. Hong Kong: Chinese University Press. p. 212. ISBN 9622012795.
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