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This is in continuation of my earlier post.It gives a closer look at the magnificent interior and beautiful carvings inside Cave number 26 in Ajanta.
This is the inside of cave number 26 in Ajanta.This is a Chaityagriha or Prayer Hall belonging to the Mahayana school of Buddhism and dating back to the 5th century A.D.The chaityagriha consists of a huge hall,side aisles and a rock cut stupa with an image of the Budhha seated on a throne.The whole chaitya is adorned with carvings from the life of the Buddha..Here you can catch a glimpse of the exquisite carvings on the pillars and roof of the main prayer hall and the statues of the Budhha adorning the side aisles of the cave.
Might be worth a look in large.
This is the inside of cave number 26 in Ajanta.This is a Chaityagriha or Prayer Hall belonging to the Mahayana school of Buddhism and dating back to the 5th century A.D.The chaityagriha consists of a huge hall,side aisles and a rock cut stupa with an image of the Budhha seated on a throne.The whole chaitya is adorned with exquisite carvings.The most striking sculpture is a huge reclining statue of the Budhha ,representing his moment of death.Below him his followers mourn his passing while celestial beings rejoice.
The Ajanta Caves are approximately 30 rock cut Buddhist caves in Aurangabad district of the state of Maharashtra in Western India.They were built in 2 phases from the 2nd century B.C to around 480 A.D.The caves are carved into a 246 feet wall of rock in an U-shaped gorge of the River Waghur some 100 kms from the city of Aurangabad.
The Ajanta caves consist of Viharas (monasteries ) and Chaityas ( Prayer halls) of different Buddhist sects.Many of the caves contain beautiful mural paintings depicting stories from the Jatakas( the previous lives and rebirths of the Buddha) as well as rock cut sculptures of the Buddha and other Buddhist deities.The paintings made from natural colours on "dry fresco" on the walls,ceilings and pillars are very intricate and of exceptional artistic quality.They are regarded as masterpieces of Buddhist religious art.
Textual records suggest that these caves served as Monsoon retreats for Buddhist monks as well as resting places for travelling merchants and pilgrims.They were probably abandoned after the decline of Budhhism in India and lack of royal patronage.The area got covered by thick forests and was discovered "accidentally" in 1819 by a British soldier Captain John Smith during a tiger hunting expedition.
These caves were declared a Unesco World Heritage Site in 1983.
The Ajanta Caves in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state of India are about 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments which date from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 or 650 CE. The caves include paintings and rock cut sculptures described as among the finest surviving examples of ancient Indian art, particularly expressive paintings that present emotion through gesture, pose and form. According to UNESCO, these are masterpieces of Buddhist religious art that influenced Indian art that followed. The caves were built in two phases, the first group starting around the 2nd century BC, while the second group of caves built around 400–650 CE according to older accounts, or all in a brief period of 460 to 480 according to Walter M. Spink. The site is a protected monument in the care of the Archaeological Survey of India, and since 1983, the Ajanta Caves have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
(Wikipedia)
Explore # 423 17/09/2008
Il dagoba ( o stupa) all'interno di una delle grotte Gli stupa sono simboli del Cosmo e in particolare del Nirvana. Questo è alto più di 5 metri, con le colonne disposte ad emiciclo e il "soffitto" a volta , il tutto accuratamente scavato e scolpito nella roccia viva.
The Ajanta caves in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, India are about 30 rock- cut Buddhist cave monuments which date from the 2nd century BC to about 480 or 650 CE.
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Ajanta Caves - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
The first Buddhist cave monuments at Ajanta date from the 2nd and 1st centuries B.C. During the Gupta period (5th and 6th centuries A.D.), many more richly decorated caves were added to the original group. The paintings and sculptures of Ajanta, considered masterpieces of Buddhist religious art, have had a considerable artistic influence.
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...rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments, 2nd century BCE to about 480 CE, Aurangabad.
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Ajanta Caves - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
The first Buddhist cave monuments at Ajanta date from the 2nd and 1st centuries B.C. During the Gupta period (5th and 6th centuries A.D.), many more richly decorated caves were added to the original group. The paintings and sculptures of Ajanta, considered masterpieces of Buddhist religious art, have had a considerable artistic influence.
El complejo de monasterios budistas de Ajanta contiene 29 cuevas de diferentes tamaños que se excavaron en la roca entre los siglos II a.C y VI d.C.
Recibieron la calificación de Patrimonio de la Humanidad en 1983.
La cueva 26 es una de las más bellas, por su gran altura y por la galería ricamente tallada que recorre todo el perímetro. Esta galería, a la izquierda de la entrada, contiene un gran buda recostado.
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El complejo de monasterios budistas de Ajanta contiene 29 cuevas de diferentes tamaños que se excavaron en la roca entre los siglos II a.C y VI d.C.
Recibieron la calificación de Patrimonio de la Humanidad en 1983.
La cueva 26 es una de las más bellas, por su gran altura y por la galería ricamente tallada que recorre todo el perímetro. Esta galería, a la izquierda de la entrada, contiene un gran buda recostado.
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El complejo de monasterios budistas de Ajanta contiene 29 cuevas de diferentes tamaños que se excavaron en la roca entre los siglos II a.C y VI d.C.
Recibieron la calificación de Patrimonio de la Humanidad en 1983.
La cueva 26 es una de las más bellas, por su gran altura y por la galería ricamente tallada que recorre todo el perímetro. Esta galería, a la izquierda de la entrada, contiene un gran buda recostado.
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Ajanta Caves - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
The first Buddhist cave monuments at Ajanta date from the 2nd and 1st centuries B.C. During the Gupta period (5th and 6th centuries A.D.), many more richly decorated caves were added to the original group. The paintings and sculptures of Ajanta, considered masterpieces of Buddhist religious art, have had a considerable artistic influence.
100% carved into the mountains. Who built these??? Discovered by the british in the very late 1800's.