Cave by Cave (Ajanta: History and Development) (v. 5)

407 Pages·2006·4.11 MB·English

by  Walter M. Spink

AJANTA
CAVE BY CAVE
HANDBOOK OF ORIENTAL STUDIES
HANDBUCH DER ORIENTALISTIK
SECTION TWO
INDIA
INDIEN
edited by
J. BRONKHORST
VOLUME 18/5
AJANTA: HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT
CAVE BY CAVE
AJANTA: HISTORY AND
DEVELOPMENT
VOLUME FIVE
CAVE BY CAVE
BY
WALTER M. SPINK
LEIDEN•BOSTON
2007
This book is printed on acid-free paper.
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ISSN 0169-9377
ISBN-13:978-90-04-15644-9
ISBN-10:90-04-15644-5
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CONTENTS
List of Illustrations ...................................................................... ix
Chapter One A Preface for Visitors to Ajanta .................. 1
Chapter Two Brief Comments on Ajanta’s 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
Cave 1 ............................................................ 17
Cave 2 ............................................................ 40
Cave 3 ............................................................ 56
Cave 4 ............................................................ 58
Cave 5 ............................................................ 81
Cave Lower 6 ................................................ 83
Cave Upper 6 ................................................ 98
Cave 7 ............................................................ 113
Cave 8 ............................................................ 127
Cave 9 ............................................................ 131
Cave 9A–9D .................................................. 134
Cave 10 .......................................................... 135
Cave 10A ...................................................... 140
Cave 11............................................................ 141
Cave 12 .......................................................... 161
Cave 12A ...................................................... 168
Cave 13 .......................................................... 169
Cave 14 .......................................................... 170
Cave 15 .......................................................... 171
Cave 15A ...................................................... 178
Cave 16 .......................................................... 179
Cave 16’s Cells: Considerations .................. 199
viii contents
Cave 17 .......................................................... 203
Cave 18 .......................................................... 230
Cave 19 .......................................................... 233
Cave 20 .......................................................... 248
Cave 21 .......................................................... 273
Cave 22 .......................................................... 288
Cave 22A ...................................................... 290
Cave 23 .......................................................... 290
Cave 23A ...................................................... 303
Cave 24 .......................................................... 304
Cave 24A ...................................................... 311
Cave 26 Complex ........................................ 311
Cave 28 .......................................................... 342
Cave 29 .......................................................... 344
A Brief Appreciation: Homage to Burgess .............................. 349
Illustrations (Plans and Charts) ................................................ 351
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Fig. 1. India in the Age of the Guptas and Vakatakas
Fig. 2. Ajanta: plan of Site
Fig. 3. Ajanta: Topographic Survey of Site
Fig. 4. Ajanta Cave 1: plan; longitudinal section
Fig. 5. Ajanta Cave 2: plan; cross section
Excavation progress as of 468
Fig. 6. Ajanta Cave 3: plan
Fig. 7. Ajanta Cave 4: plan
Fig. 8. Ajanta Cave 5: plan
Fig. 9. Ajanta Cave 6: Upper and Lower
Fig. 10. Ajanta Cave 7: plan
Fig. 11. Ajanta Cave 8: plan
Fig. 12. Ajanta Cave 9 façade and transverse section
Fig. 13. Ajanta Cave 9 plan and section
Ajanta Cave 10 plan and section
Fig. 14. Ajanta Cave 11 plan
Fig. 15. Ajanta Cave 12 plan and section
Fig. 16. Ajanta Cave 13 plan
Fig. 17. Ajanta Cave 14 plan
Fig. 18. Ajanta Cave 15 plan
Fig. 19. Ajanta Cave 16 plan
Fig. 20. Ajanta Cave 16 stages of development
Fig. 21. Ajanta Cave 17 plan
Fig. 22. Ajanta: passage between Caves 17 and 19
Fig. 23. Ajanta Cave 19 plan and longitudinal section
Fig. 24. Ajanta Cave 19 façade, transverse section, stupa
Fig. 25. Ajanta Cave 20 plan
Fig. 26. Ajanta Cave 21 plan
Fig. 27. Ajanta Cave 22 plan
Ajanta Cave 23A plan
Fig. 28. Ajanta Cave 23 plan
Fig. 29. Ajanta Cave 24 plan
Fig. 30. Ajanta Cave 26 complex with conjectural
reconstruction: original plan