SANKHU CAVE 6th
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Description
Tibetan sources refer to the Nagarjuna cave of Sankhu (see: Nagarjuna Caves) by the term klu-sgrub-kyi sgrub-khang. Is not as easily found as the caves 1 to 5 since it does not lie in the immediate neighbourhood of Vajrayogini temple itself but about 300 m further west on the same hill side. It is reached by traversing along the same contour through the paddy fields of the wide gully west of Vajrayogini temple. The super-dark shadow of the entrance (facing south-east) is -glowing- from a rocky outcrop amidst low vegetation. The rather irregularly shaped entrance is framed by a kind of masonry work that somehow reminds of a stout Gaelic cross. The small chamber is completely bare and features unusual, vertically slightly curved walls supporting the common flat, horizontal ceiling.
Documents
Bibliography 06/01/2018Histoire
Cavités proche
Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
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0.0 | SANKHU CAVE 1st | ||
0.0 | SANKHU CAVE 2nd | ||
0.0 | SANKHU CAVE 3rd | ||
0.0 | SANKHU CAVE 4th | ||
0.0 | SANKHU CAVE 5th | ||
4.6 | MATRIKAS, Sundarijal (Cave of the) | ||
6.2 | SUNDARIJAL TUNNEL | ||
6.3 | GUPTESHWAR CAVE, Gokarna | ||
7.4 | GANESH GUFA, Gokarneshwar |