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With Examples of Six Caves Front Flap 2 Copyright 3 Table of Contents 4 Front Matter 6 Acknowledgements 11 General Information 12 A Note to the Reader 13 Chapter I: Introduction 14 Introductory 14 What Were the Caves Called by the Makers of Ajanta? 18 Caityagriha vs. vihara: A dubious classification 18 Kandara, shailagriham, and layanam 19 Mandapa 19 Stupaviharam, munirajacaityam, caityamandiram or caityagriha 19 Political Background 19 The Satavahanas 19 Patronage 20 The chronology of the Satavahanas 20 The Satavahana period caves of Ajanta 22 The Vakatakas 23 The chronology of the Vakatakas 28 The Vakataka period caves of Ajanta 31 About the conflicts between Rishika and Ashmaka 33 Buddhism of Ajanta 35 The erroneous constructs of the Hinayana and Mahayana 35 The mainstream Buddhist schools 37 Is there a Mahayana at Ajanta? 37 The Samgha at the Samgharama of Ajanta 42 The Original Layout of the Fifth-Century Mandapas 49 Chapter II: Cave 1 53 Sequence of Excavation 53 460–61 CE: The planning 53 Late 463 CE: The beginning of excavation 54 464–mid-465 CE: The porch and the interior front aisle 57 Late 464: Excavation of the main doorway 57 Late 465–early 469 CE: The hall and porch c
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- Author
- Rajesh Kumar Singh
- Publisher
- Hari Sena Press Private Limited
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9788192510712
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Travel, History, Archaeology
- Rating
- 4.1 / 5 (8 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14