Category: Cave 02
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#65. Bhagavatprasūti
Cave No. 2 Identification: some episodes by Foucher (1921), others by Schlingloff (1983; 1987), cf. Schlingloff (2013, vol. I, p. 378). The legend is from the life of the Buddha.— When the time had come for the Bodhisattva to have his last rebirth, celestial hymns were chanted. After that, he went to the assembly of…
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#89. Mahāprātihārya
Cave No. 2 Identification: Foucher (1921, narrative no. 57). The legend is from the life of the Buddha.—For the abstract of the story, vide narrative no. 88. —Source: Singh 2019, 31-33; Schlingloff 2013, I, 488-490 Related Images:
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#16. Rúru
Cave No. 2 Identification: Foucher (1919/1921, p. 60).— There was a goldenfleeced rúru or svarṇa-mṛga (stag) who lived near a torrent. Once, he rescued a drowning man, and thereafter requested the man not to tell anyone about his whereabouts so that the humans would not come after him to get his golden fleece. Around this…
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#37. Vidhura
Cave No. 2 Identification: Foucher (1921, narrative no. 11).— Vidhura, the loyal Prime Minister of the Kuru king, was famous for his wisdom even in the kingdom of the nāgas (serpents). One day, the nāga queen requested for the heart of Vidhura. Thereupon, the nāga king asked for the help of the nāga princess to…
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#79. Pūrṇa
Cave No. 2 Identification: Foucher (1921, narrative no. 3). The legend is from the life of the Buddha.— Bhava was a merchant from the ancient city of Śūrpāraka or Śroṇāparāntaka, today’s Nala Sopārā in the Mumbai region. When he fell ill, his wife and sons refused to take care of him. Instead, a maid nursed…
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#42.6. Bodhisattva king in mountain (hall)
This richly decorated Bodhisattva King wearing an elaborate crown stands barefoot between his court and the genies. In spite of the severe damage, a yakṣa couple, a flying couple, and a vidyādhara (charm bearer) couple have been identified. The latter holds a sword hanging across the shoulder and back. —Source: Singh 2019, 31-33; Related Images:
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#04. Kuṇāla
Cave No. 9 Identification: Schlingloff 2013.— Once, there was a king of the glossy cuckoos, named Kuṇāla, who despised the female sex. His friend, a king of the speckled cuckoos, fell ill and was abandoned by his female entourage. After his recovery, Kuṇāla delivered to him a sermon while seated on a stone form under…
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Ajanta Cave 2
Cave 2 is an edifice of late fifth century CE. Its ground plan is similar to Cave 1, comprising a veranda, a square hall, and a shrine with antechamber. Altogether, there are fourteen monastic cells including two pillared-chambers on the either ends of the veranda. This excludes the pillared chambers flanking the shrine antechamber inside…