Cave by CaveVolume Five comprises, along with introductory comments, two "cave by cave" guides. One which, very briefly, describes the character of each cave and its patronage, is intended to be useful for the general visitor to the site. The other, very detailed, discusses the position and peculiarities of each cave in relation to the overall, year by year, development of the site. This volume also contains a complete set of cave plans, and various illuminating charts, graphs, outlines, and maps. |
Contents
CHAPTER ONE A PREFACE FOR VISITORS TO AJANTA | 1 |
CHAPTER TWO BRIEF COMMENTS ON AJANTAS HISTORY AND ARTISTIC METHODS | 4 |
CHAPTER THREE AN AJANTA MINIGUIDE | 7 |
CHAPTER FOUR A FEW RELEVANT COMMENTS REGARDING DATING | 15 |
CHAPTER FIVE A DETAILED GUIDE TO THE AJANTA CAVES | 17 |
A BRIEF APPRECIATION | 349 |
illustrations | 351 |
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abandoned aisle ceiling Ajanta Cave already appear Asmaka astylar Avalokitesvara bhadrasana bodhisattvas Buddha image Buddhabhadra caitya hall capitals carved Cave 17 Cave 26 Cave Lower cave’s cell complex cell doorways Cell L1 central cistern colonnade conceived conventional course court cells decoration developed donors doorway of Cave dwarfs earlier early elaborate evidence excavation expedient façade fact finished flaw front aisle front wall Ghatotkacha Harisena died Harisena’s death Hiatus Hinayana inscription intercolumniation interior intrusive late later matrix monks motifs naga never originally painted panels patron penetrated perhaps Period of Disruption peristyle pilasters pillared complexes pivot holes planners plaster porch cells porch doorway porch end cells porch pillars probably projecting rear wall Recession revealed right wall roughed sculptures shrine antechamber shrine doorway shrinelet side site’s space Sravasti standing Buddhas started stupa suggests surely tion typically underway unfinished Upendragupta Vajrapani Vakataka Varahadeva vihara Wing yaksa