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This site is 18 km west of Ajanta, near the village of Jinjala (Maharashtra). Three caves are of the 6th century Mahayana period. Two monastery caves might have housed 30 monks.
See D.C. Ahir, Buddhist Sites and Shrines in India: History, Art and Architecture (Delhi: Inian Books Centre, 2003) p.191
Src: IN
Input by: SG Mar 31, 2009
Ghatotkach
Geographic location: On the Indhrai ridge of the Satmala range, near Jinjalan 18 km to the west of Ajanta.
Cave Type: Mahayan
Total No. of Caves: 2
Period: 500 B.C.- 600 B.C. [Presumably, an error. The value meant to be 600AD - tmciolek]
Attractions: A vihar with 20 pillars with a huge passage inside & 10 small rooms. Buddha idols in various poses & a carved inscription of Varah.
http://us.geocities.com/sta_pune/caves/ghatotkach.htm
Under the Chalukyas, probably during the sixth century, were cut the handsome rock temples of Ghatotkach near Jinjala, nine miles from Ajanta.[ Fergusson and Burgess' Cave Temples, 346-347.]
http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/pdf/gazeetter_reprint/Khandesh/histroy.html#1
The Google Earth est. for the Ghatotkach site - lat 20.565450∞ long 75.610512∞ (tmciolek, 1 Apr 2009)
Final data (and their sources)
Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 2 km from the point defined by the coordinates below.
General location of the Ghatotkach monastery, IN.
lat=20.565450 long=75.610512
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Ghatotkach monastery - Ahir (2003:1991)
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India: State of Maharashtra
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx. Lat 20.565450 Long 75.610512 (coords est. from Google Earth, tmciolek, 1 Apr 2009)
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- About nine miles from Ajanta - http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/pdf/gazeetter_reprint/Khandesh/histroy.html#1
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
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8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx. Lat 20.565450 Long 75.610512 (coords est. from Google Earth, tmciolek, 1 Apr 2009)
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Mahayana - Ahir (2003:191)
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
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11. Date-early
12. Date-intermediate
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13. Date-late
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
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15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- archaeological
16. Additional notes
- Two monastery caves might have housed 30 monks - Ahir (2003:191)
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
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