UNIQUE CAVES OF THE JAIN TRADITION: UDAYAGIRI AND KHANDAGIRI
जैन परम्परा की बेजोड़ गुफायें: उदयगिरि एवं खण्डगिरि
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https://doi.org/10.29121/shodhkosh.v1.i1.2020.3Keywords:
Udayagiri, Khandagiri, Engraved, Jainism, Caves, Archeology, CultureAbstract [English]
Udayagiri and Khandagiri caves are located near Bhubaneswar in Odisha, Madhya Pradesh. These two caves are located on two hills about two hundred meters in front of each other. His ancient name was Kumaragiri. Here, the Jain monks who came out for nirvana used to come and do penance. Some of the caves here are natural and some are human built. Inscriptions, engraved statues, etc. in the caves indicate that it was the main pilgrimage center of Jainism in ancient times. There are eighteen caves in Udayagiri and fifteen in Khandagiri, with beautiful carvings of architecture including animal-birds, trees-belts, majestic, cosmic scenes and religious sculptures.
Abstract [Hindi]
उदयगिरि एवं खण्डगिरि की गुफाएँ मध्यप्रदेश ओड़िशा में भुवनेश्वर के पास स्थित है। ये दोनों गुफाएँ एक दूसरे के सामने लगभग दो सौ मीटर की दूरी पर दो पहाड़ियों पर स्थित हैं। इनका प्राचीन नाम कुमारगिरि था। यहाँ निर्वाण हेतु निकले हुए वनवासी जैन मुनि तपस्या करने एवं रहने आते। यहाँ कुछ गुफाएँ प्राकृतिक हैं तथा कुछ मानवानिर्मित हैं। गुफाओं में शिलालेख, उत्कीर्ण प्रतिमाएँ आदि इस ओर संकेत करती हैं कि प्राचीन काल में यह जैन धर्म की प्रमुख तीर्थस्थली थी। उदयगिरि में अट्ठारह तथा खण्डगिरि में पन्द्रह गुफायें हैं, जिनमें पशु-पक्षी, वृक्ष-बेलें, राजसी, लौकिक दृश्य तथा धार्मिक मूर्तियों सहित वास्तुकला के सुन्दर उत्कीर्णन हैं।
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