India is best known in the world for the exquisite cave architecture. The centuries old inscriptions inscribed on the walls of caves telling that king Ashoka gifted and dedicated some cave chambers to Ajivika followers & hence these two Barabar & Nagarjuni caves, located in the Makhdumpur block of Jehanabad district of Bihar, represents the beginnings of the tradition of rock-cut architecture in...
Nalanda Mahavihara, a largest Buddhist monastary, is an architectural marvel as well as was most publicly acknowledged centre of learning for centuries, that spread the teachings of Buddha to the world especially the Southeast Asia. Many a time categorised as one of the early universities of world along with other institutions like ‘Vikramashila’ and ‘Taxila’, It remained a learning centre from 7th century BCE...
