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Description: | Plan of the front door and shrine door from the Buddhist vihara, Cave XVII at Ajanta, from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings from the Buddhist Rock Temples at Ajanta.'��The Buddhist cave temples of Ajanta were first excavated into a horse-shoe shaped cliff overlooking the Waghora River in the 2nd ? 1st Century BC. Cave XVII��monastery or vihara��was��excavated��during the reign of Harishena (r.460-78).��It has a pillared verandah and a squared central space surrounded by cells. This cave preserves��the largest number of mural paintings, illustrating Jataka legends. Over the doorway in the verandah is a row of 8 seated Buddhas above amorous couples. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Burgess, James (1832-1916) | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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