Bedse Caves — Maval Hinayana Pair
Satavahana (100 BCE)·Buddhist Hinayana·🇮🇳 Maharashtra, India
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About Bedse Caves — Maval Hinayana Pair
Bedse Caves — Maval Hinayana Pair in Maharashtra, India is a Satavahana (100 BCE) rock_cut attributed to Buddhist Hinayana. 2 caves: vihara and one of finest chaitya halls 21 m with wooden ribs and animal capitals. Bedse chaitya with 2 rows columns horse-shoe window (gavaksha) and colonial inscription 60 BCE.
Why it mattersKey Buddhist Hinayana 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. 60 BCE
- Period
- Satavahana (100 BCE)
- Culture
- Buddhist Hinayana
- Purpose
- 2 caves: vihara and one of finest chaitya halls 21 m with wooden ribs and animal capitals
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 60 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Archaeological survey
On the ground
Structures & features
18.7300° N · 73.5300° E · 700 m · 3 mapped features
Bedse Caves — Maval Hinayana Pair — Chaitya Hall
chaityaRock-cut chaitya hall with vault and stupa
18.7302° N · 73.5301° EBedse Caves — Maval Hinayana Pair — Vihara Cells
viharaVihara monk cells with rock-cut beds
18.7298° N · 73.5302° EBedse Caves — Maval Hinayana Pair — Façade Gavaksha
facadeHorseshoe gavaksha window carving
18.7304° N · 73.5298° E