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Description Contents   In 1819, a group of British soldiers on a hunting expedition chanced upon the Ajanta caves in a ravine some 200 miles north-east of Bombay. Ranging from the second century BC to the sixth century AD, the breathtaking Buddhist paintings and sculptures found there rank among the world's most important cultural treasures. Ajanta provides virtually the only evidence remaining of painting styles that first developed in India and then travelled with the spread of Buddhism into the Himalayan regions, and then via the Silk Roads across Central Asia into China, and from there to Japan and Korea. By using long exposures which pick up only natural light, Benoy K. Behl has captured these works in all their glory and luminosity. The exquisite murals depict the Jatakas (tales of previous incarnations) of Lord Buddha, scenes of princely processions, ladies with their handmaidens, bejewelled animals, ascetics in monasteries and fantastical birds and beasts, all demonstratinga startling degree of sophistication. Ajanta Caves; Ancient Paintings of Buddhist India, Behl Benoy, Thames & Hudson, Paperback, 2005, 256 Pages, $34.95 Chapter Page Preface and acknowledgments 6 Foreword by Milo Cleveland Beach 9 Introduction 11 The compassionate world of Buddhism 12 The site of the caves 14 The early Hinayana phase 26 The second creative phase 27 Working methods and scale 30 The nature and scope of the mural paintings 30 On the preservation of the paintings 50 The sculptures 50 Discovery and appreciation 52 The role of photography 55 The impact of Ajanta on Asian art 58 Note on the Jataka stories by Sangitika Nigam 59 The Principal Painted Caves 63 Colour plates 65 Descriptons and plans 234 Appendix Early descriptions of the Ajanta caves and their discovery 238 Select Bibliography 254 Index 256

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