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Pandava Caves
The Pandava Caves are located near Kadri Manjunath temple in Mangalore, Karnataka.[2] Historians found that the current temple was a Buddhist monastery known as Kandarika Vihara. The shrine had a standing Buddha image in it. This image was replaced by the King Kundvarma of the Alupa dynasty, who was a devotee of Shiva. However it was not the Buddha but a bodhisattva who was historically integrated with Shiva. Historians concluded that the vihara was originally a centre of the cult of the bodhisattva Manjusri.[3] This temple was one of the famous centres of learning and pilgrimage until the 11th century CE.[citation needed] This particular doctrine opened the doors for Tantric religion. Both Shilinga and the bodhisattva were worshipped for many centuries until the Buddhist temple was converted to a purely Saivite temple.[3]
According to the mythological sources, Pandavas stayed here during their exile in the Mahabharata period.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "These places in India have distinct Mahabharata, Ramayana connections". cnbctv18.com. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ↑ "Ourkarnataka". Archived from the original on 23 August 2000. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jaini, ed. by Padmanabh S. (2001). Collected papers on Buddhist studies (1. ed.). Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 148–149. ISBN 81-208-1776-1.
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