Verified18.2800° N · 73.0700° E · 50 m
Kuda Caves — Buddhist Coastal Monastery
Satavahana to Traikutaka (200 BCE–500 CE)·Buddhist·🇮🇳 Maharashtra, India
About
About Kuda Caves — Buddhist Coastal Monastery
Kuda Caves — Buddhist Coastal Monastery in Maharashtra, India is a Satavahana to Traikutaka (200 BCE–500 CE) rock_cut attributed to Buddhist. 26 Buddhist caves strung on coastal hill above Rajpuri creek with chaityas. Kuda coastal Buddhist monastery with chaitya hall timber ribs, inscription of Mandava dynasty.
Why it mattersKey Buddhist 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 to Traikutaka (200 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Buddhist
- Purpose
- 26 Buddhist caves strung on coastal hill above Rajpuri creek with chaityas
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 100 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Archaeological survey
On the ground
Structures & features
18.2800° N · 73.0700° E · 50 m · 4 mapped features
- Kuda Caves — Buddhist Coastal Monastery — Chaitya HallchaityaRock-cut chaitya hall with vault and stupa18.2802° N · 73.0701° E
- Kuda Caves — Buddhist Coastal Monastery — Vihara CellsviharaVihara monk cells with rock-cut beds18.2798° N · 73.0702° E
- Kuda Caves — Buddhist Coastal Monastery — Façade GavakshafacadeHorseshoe gavaksha window carving18.2804° N · 73.0698° E
- Kuda Caves — Buddhist Coastal Monastery — Reservoir TanktankRock-cut reservoir or tank18.2796° N · 73.0699° E
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