Saptaparni Cave
The cave above Rajgir where the first Buddhist council is said to have met after the Buddha's death.
- Where
- Nalanda, Bihar, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 25.0072, 85.4108
Get the Saptaparni Cave stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Saptaparni Cave. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Bihar volume with your photos and a note.
Near Saptaparni Cave
Rajgir 2.7 km
Five hills around the first Magadhan capital, with hot springs and the ridge where the Buddha preached.
Vulture Peak 3.6 km
The rock above Rajgir where the Buddha is said to have taught; the path up is cut in steps.
Rajgir Hills 5.7 km
Five hills ringing the old Magadhan capital, with a cyclopean wall running over them.
Ghora Katora 8.6 km
A horseshoe lake in the Rajgir hills with a stone Buddha standing in the water.
Nalanda 15 km
The ruins of the world's first residential university, which once taught ten thousand students.
Pawapuri Jal Mandir 16 km
Mahavira's cremation site, a marble temple in a lotus tank.
Kakolat Falls 24 km
A curtain of water in the Jharkhand foothills.
Barabar Caves 35 km
The oldest rock cut caves in India, granite polished to a mirror by Mauryan masons in the third century BCE.
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Questions
Where is Saptaparni Cave?
Saptaparni Cave is in Nalanda, Bihar. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Rajgir (2.7 km), Vulture Peak (3.6 km), Rajgir Hills (5.7 km).
How do I get the Saptaparni Cave stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Saptaparni Cave and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Bihar volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Saptaparni Cave before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Bihar volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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