Kuda Caves

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Kuda Caves

Kuda Caves

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Coordinates| 18°17′07″N 73°04′23″E﻿ / ﻿18.285214°N 73.073175°E﻿ / 18.285214; 73.073175
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Kuda Caves are located in the small village of Kuda, on the eastern side of the north shore of Murud-Janjira in south Konkan, India. These fifteen Buddhist caves are small, simple, and were excavated in first century BCE.[1]

The verandah of Chaitya has several reliefs of the Buddha, carved with symbols of lotus, wheel and Nagas. Later in 5th/6th century CE, the Buddhist branch of the Mahayana took over the caves and added their sculptures.[1] The first cave has ancient writing on its wall. The sixth cave entrance is adorned with elephants.[2]

The thirty inscriptions describe donations by lay Buddhists and Buddhist monks. Other donors include an iron monger, a banker, a gardener, a writer, physician, a flower vendor and a minister.[1]

* Stupa

* Inscription

* Reliefs

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* Guardian elephant

## References

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1. ^ a b c Ahir, D. C. (2003). Buddhist sites and shrines in India : history, art, and architecture (1. ed.). Delhi: Sri Satguru Publ. pp. 197–198. ISBN 8170307740.
2. ^ Gunaji, Milind (2010). Offbeat tracks in Maharashtra (2nd ed.). Mumbai: Popular Prakashan. pp. 222–223. ISBN 8179915786.

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