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| Object ID | OB00140 |
| Title | Vadathika Cave on Nagarjuni Hill |
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| Inscription(s) | IN00153 |
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| Related Objects | OB00141 |
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| Metadata recorded by | Dániel Balogh |
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| Metadata improved by | Dániel Balogh |
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| Description | |
| Material | Rock |
| Object Type | Cave |
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| Details | The cave is on the northern side of Nāgārjunī Hill, the easternmost member of the group that includes Barābar Hill. Its façade bears a Mauryan inscription (which names the cave Vaḍathikā kubhā) above the doorway, and Anantavarman's inscription (IN00153) on the right-hand side of the entrance (probably inside the doorway, but this is not clear from Fleet's description). |
| History | |
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| Place | Nagarjuni |
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| Found: | |
| Date | about 1785 |
| Place | Nagarjuni |
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| Place | Nagarjuni |
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| Details | Discovered for scholarship about 1785 by J. H. Harrington on Nagarjuni Hill (25.009509, 85.078615), about 500 metres east of the Barābar Caves in Gaya District, Bihar. |
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