Category: Cave 02
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Ajanta Cave 2: non-narrative paintings
Devotional Porch: Bodhisattva King in a Mountainous Landscape Hall: Buddha Series & Bodhisattva King in a Mountainous Landscape Manibhadra-Purnabhadra shrine Hariti-Kubera shrine Shrine antechamber Shrine Decorative Ceiling Paintings Related Images:
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Ajanta Cave 2: narrative paintings
Hamsa, Ruru & Vidhura, Kshantivadin, Shibi Kapota, Maitribala, Prabhasa, Bhuridatta, Mahapratihara Vidhura Bhagvatprasuti Purna Related Images:
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#61. Bhūridatta
Cave No. 2 Identification: Schlingloff 2013.— A nāga (serpent) king sent his representatives to propose to the daughter of the king of Banaras. But the king was not agreeable to the concept of a human-nāga union. Later, he agreed on the condition that the nāgas would not harm anybody. After marriage, the princess gave birth…
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#54. Prabhāsa
Cave No. 2 Identification: Schlingloff 2013. For the story, vide Cave 1, No. 53. —Source: Singh 2019, 31-33; Related Images:
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#34. Kṣāntivādin
Identification: Oldenburg (1895, narrative no. 12); Lüders (1902, p. 758 f. = trans. 1903, p. 326 f.).—There was an ascetic, Kṣāntivādin (Preacher of Meekness and Forgiveness), who lived and preached in a forest. On a hot summer’s day, a king came to the forest with his female companions. They took a communal dip in pond.…
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#51. Maitrībala
Cave No. 2 Identification: Lüders (1902, p. 761 f. = trans. 1903, p. 328). For the story, vide Cave 1, No. 50. —Source: Singh 2019, 31-33; cf. Schlingloff 2013, I, 238-241 Related Images:
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#47. Śibi-Kapota
Cave No. 2 Identification: Schlingloff (1977, p. 57–68). For the story, vide Cave 1, narrative no. 46. —Source: Singh 2019, 31-33; Related Images:
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#13. Haṃsa
Cave No. 2 Identification: Oldenburg (1895, narrative no. 1).— A king of the geese (haṃsas) lived on the shores of a lake in the Himalayas with his general and a huge flock of geese. Sages and commoners alike admired their beauty and wisdom, which even became a topic in the assemblies of kings. On hearing…