Lomas Rishi Cave

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The Lomas Rishi Cave, also called the Grotto of Lomas Rishi, is one of the man-made Barabar Caves in the Barabar and Nagarjuni hills of Jehanabad district in the Indian state of Bihar. This rock-cut cave was carved out as a sanctuary. It was built during the Ashokan period of the Maurya Empire in the 3rd century BC, as part of the sacred architecture of the Ajivikas, an ancient religious and philosophical group of India that competed with Jainism and became extinct over time. Ājīvikas were atheists and rejected ritualism of the Puranic karma Kāṇḍa as well as Buddhist ideas. They were ascetic communities and meditated in the Barabar caves. Still, the Lomas Rishi cave lacks an explicit epigraphical dedication to the Ajivikas, contrary to most other Barabar Caves, and may rather have been built by Ashoka for the Buddhists.
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  • Barabar Caves ⓘ
    rock-cut caves in Bihar, India
  • Gopi Cave ⓘ
    cave in India
  • Karan Chaupar Cave ⓘ
    cave in India
  • Lomas Rishi Cave ⓘ
    one of the man-made Barabar Caves in Bihar, India
  • Nagarjuni Caves ⓘ
    caves in Bihar, India
  • Sitamarhi Cave ⓘ
    artificial cave in Bihar, India
  • Sudama Cave ⓘ
    cave in India
  • Unknown ⓘ
    cave in India
  • Unknown ⓘ
    cave in India
  • Vadathika Cave ⓘ
    cave in India
  • Vapiyaka Cave ⓘ
    cave in India
  • Visva Jhopa Cave ⓘ
    cave in India
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Interiors from rock-cut examplesInteriors from rock-cut examples
Wooden construction from rock-cut examplesWooden construction from rock-cut examples
Entrance to the Lomas Rishi CaveEntrance to the Lomas Rishi Cave
Plan of the Barabar Caves and an elevation of the entrance to the Lomas Rishi Cave, Barabar, BiharPlan of the Barabar Caves and an elevation of the entrance to the Lomas Rishi Cave, Barabar, Bihar
Barabar hill with Sudama and Lomas Rishi cavesBarabar hill with Sudama and Lomas Rishi caves
Sudama and Lomas Rishi Caves at Barabar, Bihar, 1870Sudama and Lomas Rishi Caves at Barabar, Bihar, 1870
Lomas Rishi entrance profileLomas Rishi entrance profile
CunninghamMauryanCunninghamMauryan
Lomas Rishi inscription of AnantavarmanLomas Rishi inscription of Anantavarman
Provincial Geographies of India Volume 2 0171Provincial Geographies of India Volume 2 0171
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    sitecaveBarabar Cavesarchaeological site, caveWikidata
    sitecaveGopi CavecaveWikidata
    sitecaveKaran Chaupar CavecaveWikidata
    sitecaveLomas Rishi CavecaveWikidata
    sitecaveNagarjuni Cavesarchaeological site, caveWikidata
    sitecaveSitamarhi Cavegrotto, architectural structureWikidata
    sitecaveSudama CavecaveWikidata
    sitecaveUnknowncaveWikidata
    sitecaveUnknowncaveWikidata
    sitecaveVadathika CavecaveWikidata
    sitecaveVapiyaka CavecaveWikidata
    sitecaveVisva Jhopa CavecaveWikidata
    commonsimageInteriors from rock-cut examples Commons
    commonsimageWooden construction from rock-cut examples Commons
    commonsimageEntrance to the Lomas Rishi Cave Commons
    commonsimagePlan of the Barabar Caves and an elevation of the entrance to the Lomas Rishi Cave, Barabar, Bihar Commons
    commonsimageBarabar hill with Sudama and Lomas Rishi caves Commons
    commonsimageSudama and Lomas Rishi Caves at Barabar, Bihar, 1870 Commons
    commonsimageLomas Rishi entrance profile Commons
    commonsimageCunninghamMauryan Commons
    commonsimageLomas Rishi inscription of Anantavarman Commons
    commonsimageProvincial Geographies of India Volume 2 0171 Commons
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