Pandava Caves

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Pandava Caves: According to the mythological sources Pandavas stayed here during their exile.[1]

The Pandava Caves are located near Kadri Manjunath temple in Mangalore, Karnataka.[2] Historians found that the current temple was a Buddhist monastery known as Kandarika Vihara. The shrine had a standing Buddha image in it. This image was replaced by the King Kundvarma of the Alupa dynasty, who was a devotee of Shiva. However it was not the Buddha but a bodhisattva who was historically integrated with Shiva. Historians concluded that the vihara was originally a centre of the cult of the bodhisattva Manjusri.[3] This temple was one of the famous centres of learning and pilgrimage until the 11th century AD.[citation needed] This particular doctrine opened the doors for Tantric religion. Both Shilinga and the bodhisattva were worshipped for many centuries until the Buddhist temple was converted to a purely Saivite temple.[3]

According to the mythological sources, Pandavas stayed here during their exile in the Mahabharata period.[1]

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "These places in India have distinct Mahabharata, Ramayana connections". cnbctv18.com. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Ourkarnataka". Archived from the original on 23 August 2000. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Jaini, ed. by Padmanabh S. (2001). Collected papers on Buddhist studies (1. ed.). Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 148–149. ISBN 81-208-1776-1.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
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