An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c44.324

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Monastery 2, 29 m sq, is single-storeyed with 18 small cells, each provided with an arched opening and a stone window of pleasing design. The shrine contains a standing stone image of Buddha in *varda-mudrā*. It was built after the first phase of Monastery 1 over the ruins of an earlier one which was not later than the 7th century. An underground chamber discovered below the stone floor of a cell has yielded a few bronze objects including two images.