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The '''Ambivali Caves''', or '''Ambivali Leni''', are a group of Buddhist caves near [[Neral, India|Neral]], [[Raigad district]], [[Maharashtra]], | The '''Ambivali Caves''', or '''Ambivali Leni''', are a group of Buddhist caves near [[Neral, India|Neral]], [[Raigad district]], [[Maharashtra]], 8 km southeast of [[Kalyan]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Brancaccio |first1=Pia |title=The Buddhist Caves at Aurangabad: Transformations in Art and Religion |date=2010 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=9004185259 |page=33 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m_4pXm7dD78C&pg=PA33 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Maharashtra State Gazetteers |date=1964 |publisher=Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications, Maharashtra State |page=709 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W2hDAAAAYAAJ |language=en}}</ref> The caves are cut in the low hill located on the concave portion of a river.<ref>{{cite book |title=Bulletin of the Deccan College Research Institute |date=1982 |publisher=Dr. A. M. Ghatage, director, Deccan College Postgraduate and Research Institute |page=78 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WbmPutwfaocC |language=en}}</ref> They consist in 12 [[vihara]]s celles with [[verandah]] and several water cisterns. There is one inscription in [[Brahmi script]] on a verandah pillar. | ||
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The Ambivali Caves, or Ambivali Leni, are a group of Buddhist caves near Neral, Raigad district, Maharashtra, 8 km southeast of Kalyan.[1][2] The caves are cut in the low hill located on the concave portion of a river.[3] They consist in 12 viharas celles with verandah and several water cisterns. There is one inscription in Brahmi script on a verandah pillar.
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- ↑ Brancaccio, Pia (2010). The Buddhist Caves at Aurangabad: Transformations in Art and Religion. BRILL. p. 33. ISBN 9004185259.
- ↑ Maharashtra State Gazetteers. Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications, Maharashtra State. 1964. p. 709.
- ↑ Bulletin of the Deccan College Research Institute. Dr. A. M. Ghatage, director, Deccan College Postgraduate and Research Institute. 1982. p. 78.
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