DHERM RAJ LENA

Nashik (Nashik - IN)
20.000000,73.750000
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Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 27/03/2016

The man-made Buddhist »excavations« (HAMILTON 1828, 2: 293) called »Dherm Raj« represent rock-cut chambers used for religious purposes, complete with as troglodyte meditation retreat cells, and may be identical with the –>Pandu Lena at Nasik / Nashik. ETYMOLOGY: Dharma = learning, knowledge; raja = king, master; lena = rock chamber. SITUATION: »Near Nassuk [sic!] are extensive Buddhist excavations, vulgarly called Dherm Raj Lena. They extend round a high conical hill five miles [8 km] from the town« of Nasik / Nashik (N19°59': E73°48').CAVE DESCRIPTION: »Long vaulted cave and dagob … huge statues of the meditative curly-haired Buddha … numerous cells« (HAMILTON 1828, 2: 293).

Documents

Bibliography 27/03/2016
  • Hamilton, Walter 1828.

Cavités proche

Distance (km)NomLongueur (m)Profondeur (m)
4.9SITA GUMPHA, Nasik
7.2TABOVAN, Nasik (Caves at)
7.4PANDU LENA, Nasik
7.7CHAMBAR LENA
18.3ANJANERI HILL CAVE, 2nd
18.3ANJANERI HILL CAVE, 3rd
22.2VRIDDHA GANGA GUMPHA
22.2GORAKHNATH GUMPHA, Trimbak
22.2GAHININATH GUMPHA, Trimbak