"Long before the Brahmans selected Elephanta for their temple to the Great God, the Hinayana Buddhists came to the island for more or less the same purpose, to raise a monument to the Buddha. To the early Buddhists a stupa was an object of supreme veneration.۔۔" in Owen C. Kail (1984). Elephanta, the island of mystery (بزبان انگریزی). Taraporevala. p. 19.
James Burgess (some additions by Indraji) (1872)۔ "Elephanta"۔ Gazetter Government of Maharashtra۔ 2009-11-25 کو اصل سے آرکائیو کیا گیا۔ اخذ شدہ بتاریخ 2010-02-11
web.archive.org
James Burgess (some additions by Indraji) (1872)۔ "Elephanta"۔ Gazetter Government of Maharashtra۔ 2009-11-25 کو اصل سے آرکائیو کیا گیا۔ اخذ شدہ بتاریخ 2010-02-11
