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This World Heritage site is best known for its painted murals. It is located 106 km by road from Aurangabad (Maharashtra). The caves were carved in two phases - 200 BCE - 200 CE and 450 CE - 642 CE. The first phase was Hinayana and the second Mahayana. Caves 6,7,8,11,12, and 14 are monasteries of the first phase. Caves 20,21,22,23, and 30 are monasteries of the second phase. Work abruptly stopped in the middle of the seventh century when the king shifted patronage to Hindu temples. The caves have important inscriptions that connect their patronage to many places in Maharashtra and as far away as the Ganges valley.
See D.C. Ahir, Buddhist Sites and Shrines in India: History, Art and Architecture (Delhi: Inian Books Centre, 2003) p.177 - 188.
Src: IN
Input by: SG Mar 30, 2009
Ajanta, India Page
World:India:State of Maharashtra
Lat 20.5333 Long 75.75
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/16/Ajanta.html
Input by: tmciolek Apr 1, 2009
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 01 Oct 2012
Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 200m from the point defined by the coordinates below.
General location of the Ajanta monastery, IN.
Lat 20.52974 Long 75.74260
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://maps.fallingrain.com), 2009.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Ajanta monastery
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India:State of Maharashtra
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- [missing data]
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx., Lat 20.52974 Long 75.74260 - based on the visual identification of the site in maps, maps.google.com - tmciolek, 13 Sep 2012.
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- Aurangabad monastery
- Ellora monastery
- Pithalkhora monastery
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- [missing data]
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx., Lat 20.5333 Long 75.75 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/16/Ajanta.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- 200 BCE - 200 CE - Theravada (Hinayana) - Ahir (2003:177 - 188).
- 450 CE - 642 CE - Mahayana - Ahir (2003:177 - 188).
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- [missing data]
11. Date-early
- 200 BCE - Ahir (2003:188)
- MBM chrono-tag: <=0200 - tmciolek 13 Dec 2012
- <=0200 0200-32c 0233-66c 0267-99c 0300-32c 0333-66c 0367-99c 0400-32c 0433-66c 0467-99c 0500-32c 0533-66c 0567-99c 0600-32c 0633-66c dated-el
12. Date-intermediate
- 200 CE - Ahir (2003:188)
- 450 CE - Ahir (2003:188)
13. Date-late
- 642 CE - Ahir (2003:188)
- MBM chrono-tag: 0633-66c - tmciolek 13 Dec 2012
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
- [missing data]
15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- [missing data]
16. Additional notes
- [missing data] (incl. details of the size of the monastic population)
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
- [missing data]
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