SATTAPANNA GUHA (Stein 1901) 2nd

Rajgir (Nalanda - IN)
25.006900,85.456900

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

The second of two natural caves situated on the northern crest of Vaibhargiri, some 250 m north-east of the Jaina temples on the top of the ridge.

Documents

Bibliography 06/01/2018

Kuraishi, Mohammad Hamid 1939, 1944, 1951, 1956; Kuraishi, Mohammad Hamid & Gosh A 1958, 1975; Stein, Marc Aurel 1901; Strasser, Robert 1991.

History

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 1899.10.13: Marc Aurel STEIN (1901: 59-60), led by local Purohita guides, visited and explored. Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Caves nearby

Distance (km)	Name	Length (m)	Depth (m)
0.2	SATTAPANNA GUHA
0.6	SONBHANDAR GUHA
0.9	SATTAPANNA GUHA (Beglar 1873)
1.3	BUDDHA SAMADHI CAVE, Rajgir
1.3	GAMBHIRA GUHA
1.5	SNAKE-ROCK POND, Rajgir (Cave of the)
1.5	PIPPALA CAVE
1.7	DEVADATTA STONE HOUSE, Rajgir
1.9	Makhdum ShahSharfu'd Din i Bihar (Cave of)