Verified18.9900° N · 73.3500° E · 400 m
Kondane Caves — Karjat Monastery
Satavahana (100 BCE)·Buddhist Hinayana·🇮🇳 Maharashtra, India
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About Kondane Caves — Karjat Monastery
Kondane Caves — Karjat Monastery in Maharashtra, India is a Satavahana (100 BCE) rock_cut attributed to Buddhist Hinayana. 8 Buddhist caves with chaitya and stupa, unfinished basement with stupa carvings. Kondane nearest to Kondivite grouping with stupas and votive inscriptions.
Why it mattersKey Buddhist Hinayana reference site for the Maharashtra
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Rock-cut chronology
- 02Chalcolithic sequence refinement
Theories
- 01Mahayana mural transmission
- 02Harappan sherd seriation
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 100 BCE
- Period
- Satavahana (100 BCE)
- Culture
- Buddhist Hinayana
- Purpose
- 8 Buddhist caves with chaitya and stupa, unfinished basement with stupa carvings
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 100 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Archaeological survey
On the ground
Structures & features
18.9900° N · 73.3500° E · 400 m · 3 mapped features
- Kondane Caves — Karjat Monastery — Chaitya HallchaityaRock-cut chaitya hall with vault and stupa18.9902° N · 73.3501° E
- Kondane Caves — Karjat Monastery — Vihara CellsviharaVihara monk cells with rock-cut beds18.9898° N · 73.3502° E
- Kondane Caves — Karjat Monastery — Façade GavakshafacadeHorseshoe gavaksha window carving18.9904° N · 73.3498° E