As far as the rest of the Buddhist caves are concerned, the first nine are monasteries while the last two caves( cave 11 and cave 12) are Do Tal and Tin Tal respectively. There is a statue of Buddha which is 15 foot high and lies at the center of the cave offering the preaching pose. There is a multi-storeyed entrance for the visitors along with a cathedral-type stupa hall also called as chaitya, having a ceiling which is carved out to offer an appealing look which might sometime look like the wooden beams. 10, which consist of a chandrashala or a chaitya hall as well as ‘Vishvakarma cave', and is commonly referred to as the 'Carpenter's Cave'. The most popular Buddhist cave is the cave nr. In several caves there is an exemplary sculpted work which offers a look of wooden work. These shrines are of Bodhisattvas, saints and Gautam Buddha. There are few monasteries consisting of shrines being carved out. The caves usually consist of monasteries or viharas, which are large as well as multi-storeyed structures being excavated into the mountain face and include living quarters, kitchens, sleeping quarters as well as other rooms. There was creation of Jagannatha Sabha,which is a group of 5 cave temples belonging to Jains and was constructed by Rashtakuta in the 9th century.

These caves are given protection under the Indian Archaeological Survey.Įllora caves are pretty popular due to the presence of Hindu, Jain and Buddhist cave temples which had been constructed here during the time span of 6th to 9th centuries during the reigns of dynasties of Chakukyas, Kalachuris and Rashtrakutas. There are 12 caves of Buddhists, 5 caves of Jains while 17 caves of Hindus constructed nearby and therefore exhibiting religious harmony that existed in the Indian history. There are rock cut temples which belong to Jains, Buddhists and Hindus along with Mathas and Viharas which had been constructed from 5th century to 10th century.

There have been 34 structures whose excavations have been done vertically and are of Charanandri hills. Ellora is said to be the representative of Indian culture as it exhibits the rock –cut styled Indian architecture. The place is quite popular due to the monumental caves, and these caves are also regarded as a World heritage site. It is also referred to as Elapura as per Rashtrakuta literature i.e. Ellora caves has been regarded as a great archaeological site located 29 km distant from the north-west of the Aurangabad city in the Maharashtra state which was constructed by the Rashtrakuta dynasty.

Lost caves of the buddists