Pandavleni

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Pandavleni is an ancient complex of rock-cut Buddhist caves near Nashik in Maharashtra, India, known for its historic inscriptions and intricate carvings.

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Pandavleni canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist rock-cut cave complex ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Pandav Leni ⓘ
Pandavleni ⓘ
Trirashmi Caves ⓘ
linked to: Nasik caves
associatedWith Hinayana Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Nikaya Buddhism
builtBy Satavahana rulers ⓘ
linked to: Satavahana dynasty

local Buddhist communities ⓘ
country India ⓘ
earliestConstructionCentury 3rd century BCE ⓘ
hasAccess hill trail ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle Buddhist cave architecture ⓘ
rock-cut architecture ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance important early Buddhist center in western India ⓘ
hasFeature Brahmi inscriptions ⓘ
chaitya halls ⓘ
donative inscriptions ⓘ
façade carvings ⓘ
rock-cut cells ⓘ
sculptural carvings ⓘ
stone pillars ⓘ
viharas ⓘ
water cisterns ⓘ
hasNotableCaveType chaitya-griha ⓘ
monastic cells ⓘ
hasView Godavari river valley ⓘ
inscriptionsLanguage Prakrit ⓘ
inscriptionsScript Brahmi ⓘ
latestMajorConstructionCentury 2nd century CE ⓘ
locatedIn Maharashtra ⓘ
Nashik ⓘ
Western Ghats foothills ⓘ
linked to: Western Ghats
managedBy Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
material basalt rock ⓘ
nearbyCity Nashik ⓘ
numberOfCaves 24 ⓘ
overlooks Nashik city ⓘ
linked to: Nashik
periodOfUse circa 3rd century BCE to 6th century CE ⓘ
primaryFunction monastic dwelling ⓘ
place of Buddhist worship ⓘ
region Deccan ⓘ
linked to: Deccan Plateau
religiousTradition Buddhism ⓘ
situatedOn Trirashmi Hill ⓘ
stateProtectedMonument true ⓘ
tourismCategory heritage tourism site ⓘ

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Pandavleni Caves → alsoKnownAs → Pandavleni ⓘ
Pandavleni Caves → alsoKnownAs → Pandavleni ⓘ
subject linked to: Pandavleni