The Asura cave is the Pilkhi cave.
Pilkhi/Pi-pu-lo: Here again Samuel Beal mispronounces it as ‘Vipulagiri. I will quote page 155 fifth para, “To the west of the north gate of the mountain city is the mountain called ‘Pi-pu-lo’(Vipula-Giri). According to the common report of the country it is said, “on the northern side of the south western crags of this mountain, there were formerly 500 hot springs; now there are only some ten or so.” This is the mountain directly south of Pilkhi village. Basically Huen Tsang is taking us away from what we know as present day Rajgir. He describes some ten cold and warm springs with lions and elephants heads as outlets and are surrounded by stupas. (b) In page 156 second para Huen Tsang goes west of the hotsprings where he says is the ‘Pi-pu-lo’ stone house. The Buddha would live here when he visited. There should be a cavern behind the walls of the stone house. (c) (page 158 fourth para) On the top of Mount ‘Pi-pu-lo’ is a stupa which marks the spot where the Buddha preached. When Huen Tsang visited naked heretics prayed there and respected the stupa. Unfortunately some athourities have renamed this cave as Sattapani cave where the first Buddhist council took place. They are wrong and this is the Pilkhi cave which was Xuan Zangs Asura cave.
Buddha, Buddhism, spirituality.