Barabar Caves (India)
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Name (Latin)
Barabar Caves (India)
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Caves India
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MARC
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Wikidata:
Q1311736
Library of congress:
sh2021008116
Sources of Information
- Work cat: Barabar-Nagarjuni Hills, 2017:(Barabar Caves, the oldest surviving rock-cut Mauryan caves in the Jehanabad district are located at a distance of 24 km from Gaya, Bihar)
- Barabar Caves are situated in the hilly area near Makhdumpur, 25 km south of Jehanabad. These ancient rock-cut Buddhist chambers date back to 3rd Century A.D. and are renowned as the place of origin of the Ajivika sect. ( (Jehanabad District (website), viewed September 13, 2021) )
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Sudama and Lomas Rishi Caves at Barabar, Bihar, 1870
Thomas Fraser Peppé, Public domain