Indrasala Cave :- Search of Real Indrasala Cave in Ancient Magadh.
About Indrasala Cave. View of A Cave in Giriyak Hill. The Ancient Text Buddhist literature Digha Nikaya refers to the Indrasala Cave, also known as Indrasila Guha or Indrasaila Cave, as a cave site.The Indasala Cave was the setting for one of the Buddha’s most profound discourses, the Sakapanha Sutta(6th Century B.C).In the discourse the Buddha addresses Pancasikha who is playing his harp and Sakya, also known as Indra. Ancient Buddhist texts mention the Indrasala Cave to be in the Vediya or Vediyaka mountain, to the north of Ancient Ambasanda village , near Rajagriha(Ancient Capital of Magadha). myself & Cave. We also see Gautam Buddha's disciple Sthavira Chulak meditating in this cave. Acharya Buddhaghosa(370CE -450 CE) has told us that this cave was between two hanging rocks and an Indrashal tree stood at the entrance of this cave, due to which this cave got its name. Chaines Traveller Xuanzang (629 CE to 645 CE) had seen the Indrashal cave near the pala...