Do you preserve a record of atrocities committed by Hindus on buddhists, other hindus and lower castes? Just curious. I've mentioned some of them previously, which you and your buddies pretend not to read.
Muslims came as punishment from God for the crimes Aryan invaders committed against subcontinent natives. If you follow the religion of the Aryan slave master, you get whatever you deserve from their replacements.
First you Muslims should get this straight that Buddhism, Jainism, Vaishnavism, Shaivism etc are all part of the same Dharmic philosophy. There are thousands of temples where Buddha and other Dharmic gods coexist under the same roof and worshiped together. You can read about Ellora caves here as an example.
Ellora Caves: Where Buddhist, Hindu, Jain Mythology And Philosophy Meet
The Ellora caves are a confluence of Hindu, Jain and Buddhist ways of life.
Updated: December 18, 2019 11:28 PM IST
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Ellora is also world-famous for the largest single monolithic excavation in the world
Lying in the lap of the Chamadari hills, the
Ellora caves epitomize the zenith of Indian rock-cut architecture. As many as 34 caves extol the glories of Buddhist, Hindu and Jain mythology and philosophy. Also Read -
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Situated 18 miles northwest of Aurangabad in Maharashtra, the Ellora caves were declared a World Heritage Site. It took over five centuries for the Hindu, Buddhist and Jain monks to chisel out the caves and decorate them with remarkable imagination and detail.
Buddhist Caves:
The first 12 caves were built during the 5th-7th century. The earliest Buddhist cave is cave 6 while caves 11 and 12 were the last. All the Buddhist caves were constructed between 630 AD and 700 AD.
The Buddhist caves consist mostly of viharas or monasteries: large, multi-storeyed buildings carved into the mountain face. Some of the caves have carvings of Gautama Buddha, bodhisattvas and saints.
Ellora has cave temples belonging to three different religious creeds Buddhism, Brahmanism and Jainism
The Vishvakarma:
Most famous and the only chaitya griha amongst the Buddhist caves, it is locally known as Vishvakarma or “Sutar ka jhopda” (carpenter’s hut). At the front is a rock-cut court, entered through a flight of steps. On either side are pillared porticos with chambers to their rear.
In the chaitya hall is a stupa on which a colossal 3.30 m high Buddha sits in teaching posture. A large Bodhi tree is carved at the back.
Hindu Caves:
The Hindu caves were constructed between the middle of the sixth century to the end of the eighth century. Caves 29 and 21 constructed in the early phase are the most impressive.
Kailashnatha:
The 16th cave is one of the audacious feats in architecture ever achieved. The idea was to build the abode of Lord Shiva, Mount Kailash, from a single piece of rock. Hence it got its name, Kailasa or the Kailasnatha.
Construction entailed removal of 200,000 tonnes of rock and took 100 years to complete. The temple, started by Krishna I of the Rashtrakuta Dynasty, is a splendid achievement of Dravidian art.
A two-storey gateway opens to reveal a U-shaped courtyard that is edged by columned galleries. Within the courtyard are three structures: first is the image of the sacred bull Nandi. The central temple or the Nandi Mandap houses the lingam. The base of the Nandi Mandap has been carved to suggest that life-sized elephants are holding the structure aloft. A living rock bridge connects the Nandi Mandap to the Shiva temple behind it. The temple itself is a tall pyramidal structure reminiscent of Dravidian temples. The grand sculpture of Ravana attempting to lift Mount Kailasa, the abode of Lord Shiva, with his full might is a landmark in Indian art.
Ellora is a World Heritage Site and represents the epitome of Indian rock-cut architecture
The Dashavatara: Cave 15 has an open court with a free-standing monolithic mandapa at the middle and a two-storey excavated temple at the rear. Large sculptural panels between the wall columns on the upper floor illustrate a wide range of themes, which include the ten avatars of Vishnu and hence, the name Dashavatara.
The other famous Hindu caves are the Rameshvara (Cave 21), which has figurines of river goddesses Ganga and Yamuna at the entrance and the Dhumar Lena (Cave 29) whose design is similar to the cave temple on Elephanta Island near Mumbai. Two other caves, the Ravan ki Khai (Cave 14) and the Nilkantha (Cave 22) also have several sculptures.
Jain Caves:
The five Jain caves at Ellora belong to the ninth and tenth centuries and they all belong to the Digambara sect. The caves reflect a strict sense of asceticism and are not as large as other caves. The most remarkable Jain shrines are the Chhota Kailash (cave 30), the Indra Sabha (cave 32) and the Jagannath Sabha (cave 33).
Indra Sabha:
The Indra Sabha is a two-storey cave with a monolithic shrine in its court. It got the appellation “Indra Sabha” probably because it is significantly ornate and also has the sculpture of the yaksha (dedicated attendant deity) Matanga on an elephant, which was wrongly identified as that of Indra. On the upper level of the double-storied shrine excavated at the rear of the court, an imposing image of Ambika, the yakshini of Neminath, is found seated on her lion under a mango tree, laden with fruits.
Ellora caves, unlike Ajanta, never lost to oblivion
How to reach:
Aurangabad, 18 miles away, is the nearest airport and railhead for Ellora. Aurangabad is well-connected with the rest of the country by flights, trains and roads.
Accommodation:
Hotels catering to all kinds of budgets are available at Aurangabad. Quality accommodation options are also available near the Ellora caves.
Visiting the caves:
Ellora caves are open for visitors from 9 am till sunset and are open on all days of the week except Tuesdays.
The Ellora caves are a confluence of Hindu, Jain and Buddhist ways of life.
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Ellora (\e-ˈlȯr-ə\,
IAST:
Vērūḷ) (वेरूळ in Marathi) is a
UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the
Aurangabad district of
Maharashtra,
India. It is one of the largest rock-cut monastery-temple cave complexes in the world, featuring
Hindu,
Buddhist and
Jain monuments, and artwork, dating from the 600–1000 CE period.
[1][2] Cave 16, in particular, features the largest single monolithic rock excavation in the world, the
Kailasha temple, a chariot shaped monument dedicated to Lord
Shiva. The Kailasha temple excavation also features sculptures depicting the gods, goddesses and mythologies found in
Vaishnavism,
Shaktism as well as relief panels summarizing the two major
Hindu Epics.
[3][4][5]
There are over 100 caves at the site, all excavated from the
basalt cliffs in the Charanandri Hills, 34 of which are open to public.
[3] These consist of 12 Buddhist (caves 1–12), 17 Hindu (caves 13–29) and 5 Jain (caves 30–34) caves,
[6][7] each group representing deities and mythologies prevalent in the 1st millennium CE, as well as monasteries of each respective religion.
[6] They were built close to one another and illustrate the religious harmony that existed in ancient India.
[2][8] All of the Ellora monuments were built during the
Rashtrakuta dynasty, which constructed part of the Hindu and Buddhist caves, and the
Yadava dynasty, which constructed a number of the Jain caves. Funding for the construction of the monuments was provided by royals, traders and the wealthy of the region.
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