Barabar Caves & The Great Pyramid Chambers - Ancient Stone Builders

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Original video - https://youtu.be/CBqdZPZIKZY

Vlad9vt has just put out a vid on the Barabar Caves, which I had never heard of, until yesterday. These things look absolutely incredible! BETTER TECH THAN GREAT PYRAMID? They are also among the 'oldest' rock-cut caves in India. Not even sure if they really are rock-cut, seem to be built on the inside. Also think they are way older! Although located in India, they exhibit both Egyptian and Inca influence!

Information:

The Barabar Caves are the oldest surviving rock-cut caves in India, mostly dating from the Maurya Empire (322–185 BCE), some with Ashokan inscriptions, located in Makhdumpur Block of Jehanabad district, Bihar, India, 24 km north of Gaya.

These caves are situated in the twin hills of Barabar (four caves) and Nagarjuni (three caves) – caves of the 1.6 km distant Nagarjuni Hill sometimes are singled out as Nagarjuni Caves. These rock-cut chambers date back to the 3rd century BCE, Maurya period, of Ashoka (r. 273–232 BCE) and his grandson Dasharatha Maurya. Though Buddhists themselves, they allowed various Jain sects to flourish under a policy of religious tolerance.

The caves were used by ascetics from the Ajivika sect,[3] founded by Makkhali Gosala, a contemporary of Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, and of Mahavira, the last and 24th Tirthankara of Jainism.[4] Also present at the site are several rock-cut Buddhist and Hindu sculptures.

Most caves at Barabar consist of two chambers, carved entirely out of granite, with a highly polished internal surface and exciting echo effect. The first chamber was meant for worshippers to congregate in a large rectangular hall, and the second, a small, circular, domed chamber for worship, this inner chamber probably had a small stupa like structure, at some point, though they are now empty.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barabar_Caves