Visited to the Kanheri Cave

Pilgrimage to the Kanheri cave Geshe la, Ven Jampa la, and Ven Lobsang Thardoe la with Madam Jill Majeski in June 2018 The History Of The Kanheri Caves Deeply nestled among the tranquil surroundings of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Borivali in Mumbai, are more than 100 Buddhist caves popularly known as the Kanheri Caves. Kanheri, known as Krishnagiri or Kanhagiri in ancient inscription, literally means black mountain (Krishna means black and giri is mountain) and is mostly named after its black basaltic stone. Spanning from the 1st century BC to 11th century AD, an era that saw the rise and decline of Buddhism, these caves present an insight into its evolution and also have the distinction of having the largest number of cave excavations