2 min read
Below is an excerpt from an essay by Prof. Lokesh Chandra, which reveals the raison d'etre of the caves, cave-dwelling,...
Month: June 2019
2 min read
2 min read
The Rock-cut Monuments of India Database is a non-profit initiative. The sole purpose is to document the rock-cut monuments most...
3 min read
Ajanta Cave 1 The narrative was identified by Foucher (1921, narrative no. 57). The legend is from the life of...
2 min read
Ajanta Cave 1. The narrative was identified by Griffiths (Burgess 1879, 14). The legend is from the life of the...
3 min read
If the last 50,000 years of man's existence were divided into lifetimes of approximately sixty-two years each, there have been...
1 min read
2 min read
Ajanta cave 1 The narrative was identified by Goloubew (1927, 16). A prince was banished from his kingdom due to...
2 min read
Ajanta Cave 1 The narrative was identified by Schlingloff (1976, 5–16). Two princes, Kalyāṇakārin (‘Doing Good’) and Pāpakārin (‘Doing Evil’),...
2 min read
The narrative was identifiied by Goloubew (1927, 16). King Janaka of Videha believed that a person’s willpower was responsible for...
1 min read
Ajanta Cave 1 The narrative was identified by Foucher (1921, narrative no. 13). A nāga (serpent) king named Śaṅkhapāla visited...
