cave temple
C17437
concept
A cave temple is a religious sanctuary carved into or adapted from natural rock formations, often featuring shrines, sculptures, and ritual spaces integrated into the cave’s interior.
All labels observed (17)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| cave temple canonical | 10 |
| Buddhist cave temple complex | 8 |
| rock-cut cave temple | 7 |
| Hindu cave temple | 4 |
| Buddhist cave temple | 3 |
| cave shrine | 3 |
| rock-cut cave temple complex | 3 |
| Buddhist grotto | 1 |
| Buddhist grottoes | 1 |
| Jain cave temple | 1 |
| cave at Longmen Grottoes | 1 |
| cave church | 1 |
| cave temple at Longmen Grottoes | 1 |
| cave temple complex | 1 |
| decorated cave chamber | 1 |
| sacred cave | 1 |
| subterranean shrine | 1 |
Instances (41)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Kawgun Cave | Buddhist cave temple |
| Aluvihare Rock Temple | cave temple complex |
| Amarnath Cave Temple | — |
| Mogao Caves | Buddhist cave temple complex |
| Longmen Grottoes | Buddhist grottoes |
| Badami cave temples | rock-cut cave temple complex |
|
Batu Caves
surface form:
Temple Cave
|
— |
| Perak Cave Temple | — |
| Sam Poh Tong Temple | — |
| Kek Lok Tong Cave Temple | — |
| Yungang Grottoes | Buddhist cave temple complex |
| Tapkeshwar Temple | — |
| Salon Noir | decorated cave chamber |
|
Xiangtangshan caves
surface form:
Xiangtangshan Caves
|
Buddhist cave temple complex |
| Eileithyia Cave near Heraklion | sacred cave |
| Varaha Cave Temple | Hindu cave temple |
| Krishna Mandapam | rock-cut cave temple |
| Kizil Caves | Buddhist cave temple complex |
| Kumtura Caves | Buddhist cave temple complex |
| Library Cave | cave shrine |
| Sanctuary of Trophonius | cave shrine |
| Oracle of Trophonius | subterranean shrine |
| Adhar Devi Temple | — |
| Bezeklik Caves | Buddhist cave temple complex |
| Toyoq Caves | Buddhist cave temple complex |
| Yaganti Uma Maheswara Temple | — |
| Fengxian Cave | Buddhist grotto |
| Guyang Cave | Buddhist cave temple |
| Binyang Caves | Buddhist cave temple complex |
| Wanfo Cave | Buddhist cave temple |
| Church of St Peter | cave church |
| Undavalli Caves | rock-cut cave temple complex |
|
Cave 1
surface form:
Cave 1, Badami
|
rock-cut cave temple |
|
Cave 2
surface form:
Cave 2 (Badami)
|
rock-cut cave temple |
| Cave 3 | rock-cut cave temple |
|
Cave 4
surface form:
Cave 4 (Badami)
|
rock-cut cave temple |
| Ravana Phadi cave temple | rock-cut cave temple |
| Sita Gufa | cave shrine |
| Wat Tham Suea | — |
| Seokguram Grotto | — |
| Jogeshwari Caves | rock-cut cave temple complex |