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Rajgir Hills, lille isoleret bjergområde i den centrale Bihar-stat, nordøst for Indien. Bakkerne er kendt for deres naturskønne skønhed og som et historisk og religiøst center for hinduer, buddhister og Jains.
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Formationen, der består af massive kvartsitter, stiger kraftigt fra South Bihar Plains. Bakkerne strækker sig nordøst-sydvest i ca. 65 km i to groft parallelle rygter, der omslutter en smal kløft i nordøst, der gradvist åbner mod sydvest. Deres topmøder ligner skovklædte øer i den flade, stort set uden indflydelse omkring det alluviale lavland. På et tidspunkt stiger bakkerne til en højde af 3872 meter over havets overflade, men generelt overstiger de sjældent 300 meter.
Syd for byen Rajgir indeholder dalen mellem de parallelle rygge pladsen Rajagriha (”Royal Residence”), der siges at have været bopæl for den legendariske Magadha-kejser Jarasandha fra den hinduistiske epos Mahabharata. De ydre befæstninger kan spores på bakkerne i 40 km (40 km); de er 17,5 fod (ca. 5 meter) tykke, bygget af massive, afklædte sten uden mørtel. Disse ødelagte mure er generelt dateret til det 6. århundrede f. Kr., Selvom det menes, at området var besat i flere århundreder før det. Resterne af New Rajagriha, den ansete hovedstad King Bimbisara (ca. 520–491 f.Kr.), ligger nord for dalen.
In addition to their significance to Hinduism, the Rajgir Hills contain important Buddhist and Jaina pilgrimage sites. They are especially associated with the life of the Buddha Gautama, who often taught there. Chhatagiri is the former Gridhrakuta, or Vulture’s Peak, which was one of his favourite retreats. One of the towers on Baibhar Hill (Vaibharagiri) has been identified as the Pippala stone house in which the Buddha lived. Sattapanni cave, which has been identified with a number of sites on Baibhar Hill and with the Sonbhandar cave at its foot, was the site of the first Buddhist synod (543 bce) to record the tenets of the faith. The Sonbhandar cave is now believed to have been excavated by the Jains in the 3rd or 4th century ce. In the valley’s centre, excavations at the Maniyar Math site have revealed a circular shrine associated with the worship of Mani-naga, a serpent deity of the Mahabharata. Several modern Jaina temples lie on the hills around the valley. There are also hot springs in the valleys, surrounded by Hindu shrines.
