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'''Khambhalida Caves''', are three Buddhist caves located in [[Jetpur, Navagadh|Jetpur]] in [[Gujarat]], [[India]].<br />
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==Architecture==<br />
Archeologist P. P. Pandya discovered these Buddhist caves in 1958. These caves are maintained by the Archaeology Department of Gujarat state.<br />
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The caves are situated at the foot of small hillocks on the banks of a spring. They are carved out of [[limestone]] rocks. There are three caves, the central one contains the ''[[stupa]]'' which is known as ''chaitya'' cave. There are two sculptures of [[Bodhisattva]] on the either sides of the gate of the ''chaitya'' cave. On the left, the figure is probably [[Padmapani]] under [[Ashoka]]-like tree with a female companion and five attendants. There is a [[yaksha]]-like dwarf on the left of it holding a basket. The figure on the right is probably [[Vajrapani]] under Ashoka-like tree with similar attendants. The broad belts of female are similar to that of figures at [[Uparkot Caves]] of Junagadh. They are comparable to late [[Kushana]]-[[Western Satraps|Kshatapa]] period sculptures elsewhere as well as features some late Andhra mannerism.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last1=Nanavati|first1=J. M.|last2=Dhaky|first2=M. A.|date=1969-01-01|title=The Maitraka and the Saindhava Temples of Gujarat|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.321094|journal=Artibus Asiae. Supplementum|volume=26|pages=15–17|doi=10.2307/1522666|jstor=1522666}}</ref> The caves are believed to have come into existence in the 4th or 5th century AD.<ref name="Gujarat Tourism">{{cite web|last=Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Limited |title=Khambhalida Caves |url=http://www.gujarattourism.com/showpage.aspx?contentid=166&webpartid=1690 |publisher=Gujarat Tourism, Govt. of Gujarat |accessdate=1 December 2013 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111127061525/http://www.gujarattourism.com/showpage.aspx?contentid=166&webpartid=1690 |archivedate=27 November 2011 }}</ref><br />
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Another cave on the left is deep and huge and is open in the front. It may have been used for meditation by the monks.<ref name=":0"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.discoveredindia.com/gujarat/attractions/caves/khambhalid-caves-rajkot.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109082701/http://www.discoveredindia.com/gujarat/attractions/caves/khambhalid-caves-rajkot.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=9 January 2014|title=Khambhalid Caves Rajkot - Venerable Caves in Gujarat}}</ref><br />
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There are 15 small caves situated near the Khambhalida caves. They are probably carved by the [[Lesser Vehicle]] branch of Buddhism.{{Citation needed|date=October 2017}}<br />
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Buddha Caves in Rajkot District.jpg|The caves<br />
Khambhalida Buddhist Caves.jpg|The caves<br />
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==Other information==<br />
A modern large Buddhist temple complex is coming up near by.<br />
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It is said that for centuries Gir Forest extended till Khambhalida Village.<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
* {{cite news|last=TNN|title=Buddha caves to draw tourists|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-09/rajkot/28545722_1_buddhist-caves-rajkot-district-tourist-destinations|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203052440/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-09/rajkot/28545722_1_buddhist-caves-rajkot-district-tourist-destinations|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 December 2013|accessdate=1 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=9 February 2011}}<br />
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