An Introduction to the Ajanta Caves

An Introduction to the Ajanta Caves  (English, Paperback, Singh Rajesh Kumar)

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  • Language: English
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Publisher: Hari Sena Pressd
  • ISBN: 9788192510705, 8192510700
  • Pages: 260
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Ajanta, a World Heritage Monument, houses an ancient Buddhist monastery that developed across two phases: the Satavahana phase (late 3rd c. BCE1st c. BCE) and the Vakaaka phase (ca. 462480 CE). It has preserved some of the finest examples of ancient rock-cut art, architecture, and material culture.

This book presents updated and new information along with the views of leading contemporary scholars. Information from diverse domains has been collated together: epigraphy, ancient Buddhist texts, archaeology, iconography, architecture, and art history. The development sequence as well as stories behind the wall paintings is presented in brief.

Dieter Schlingloffs and Monika Zins identifications of the narrative paintings are widely acclaimed. Summarized stories are presented here along with quality photographs. The identifications are major breakthroughs, adding to and improving upon, the earlier corpus by James Burgess and A. Foucher. The stories included here match closely to the painted versions.

Although Ajanta studies have steadily grown through specialised streams much of the latest advancement in research has been confined to scholarly books and periodicals, and thus, generally inaccessible to a wider section of people who wish to gain information about this splendid monument. The books that are generally available either supply information that are out-dated in the light of new research or are not comprehensive enough to satisfy the many curiosities of the learner. Some of the excellent scholarly works are either too detailed for the beginner or lack quality photographs illustrating the many extant art, architectural, and technological features. This book is attempts to fill this long-felt gap and tries to make available a summary of the latest research, complemented by attractive photographs that illustrate the variety and complexity of the art and architectural panorama of the Ajanta caves.

The author Rajesh Singh has spent many years studying the art of Ajanta caves.

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  • Hari Sena Pressd
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  • 13 mm
Height
  • 234 mm
Length
  • 156 mm
Weight
  • 370 gr
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Ajanta was never so easy to understand!

Ajanta, one of the most famous cave site in India attracts tourists from all over the world who come from all walks of life; be it student, research scholars or mere admirers. Though there is a lot on internet or in published material about the caves but this book 'An Introduction to the Ajanta Caves: With Examples of Six Caves' Authored by Rajesh Singh is highly recommended. Luckily I have the paperback edition, which is no less than a prized possession for me. The book is also available in...
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Promilla

Feb, 2013

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Outstanding book

This is the best book I have ever seen on Ajanta. This book has good quality paper, nice pictures, and has almost every Jataka stories and information. It also has socio-political information and the development of Ajanta. As a student and tourist of course, this is the best handbook guide.
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Karttikeya Singh

Nov, 2012

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Good Read

It's a new story of the development of the ancient cave temples of Ajanta. I am not exactly a historian, but having been interested in the ancient Indian culture and the arts, I bought it. I can't confirm how much dependeable is the book, and whether it is all true; Singh describes things as if he entered a time machine, if only he could write it in a more engaging tone. Well, each time you have a new author, you get new history. I googled for the author and found that he has published articl...
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Sumegha Mehta

May, 2014

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