Rock-cut monastery, Karukonda, Telangana
A small rock-cut monastery to the east of Kothaguden. It consists of a stupa and two image shrines. The stupa opens deep recesses in four directions. The back wall of each recess carves a seated image of the Buddha. Rock-cut cells, which could also be used as monastic residences, carve a seated Budd...
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Format: | Still Image |
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Zenodo
2021
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Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5705942 https://zenodo.org/record/5705942 |
Summary: | A small rock-cut monastery to the east of Kothaguden. It consists of a stupa and two image shrines. The stupa opens deep recesses in four directions. The back wall of each recess carves a seated image of the Buddha. Rock-cut cells, which could also be used as monastic residences, carve a seated Buddha with attendants on the back wall and standing bodhisattvas on the side walls. |
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