Ellora Cave 10 — Vishwakarma Chaitya
Rashtrakuta (650–700 CE)·Buddhist (Mahayana final Buddhist at Ellora)·🇮🇳 Maharashtra, India
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About Ellora Cave 10 — Vishwakarma Chaitya
Ellora Cave 10 — Vishwakarma Chaitya in Maharashtra, India is a Rashtrakuta (650–700 CE) rock_cut attributed to Buddhist (Mahayana final Buddhist at Ellora). Buddhist chaitya cave with 15 m vaulted hall and 3.3 m seated Buddha, last Buddhist cave at Ellora. Ellora Cave 10 Vishwakarma with 3.3 m Buddha and music gallery, Buddhist before Hindu caves 14–29.
Why it mattersKey Buddhist (Mahayana final Buddhist at Ellora) 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. 700 CE
- Period
- Rashtrakuta (650–700 CE)
- Culture
- Buddhist (Mahayana final Buddhist at Ellora)
- Purpose
- Buddhist chaitya cave with 15 m vaulted hall and 3.3 m seated Buddha, last Buddhist cave at Ellora
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 700 CE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Archaeological survey
On the ground
Structures & features
20.0300° N · 75.1700° E · 550 m · 3 mapped features
Ellora Cave 10 — Vishwakarma Chaitya — Chaitya Hall
chaityaRock-cut chaitya hall with vault and stupa
20.0302° N · 75.1701° EEllora Cave 10 — Vishwakarma Chaitya — Vihara Cells
viharaVihara monk cells with rock-cut beds
20.0298° N · 75.1702° EEllora Cave 10 — Vishwakarma Chaitya — Façade Gavaksha
facadeHorseshoe gavaksha window carving
20.0304° N · 75.1698° E