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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)
Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 2 km from the point defined by the coordinates below.
General location of the Ajanta monastery, IN.
lat=20.5333 long=75.75
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://maps.fallingrain.com), 2009.
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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
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4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
Approx. Lat 20.5333 Long 75.75 http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/16/Ajanta.html
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- The nearby Ellora monastery.
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
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7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
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8. The settlement's coordinates
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9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
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10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
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11. Date-early
- 200 BCE - Ahir (2003:188)
12. Date-intermediate
- 200 CE - Ahir (2003:188)
- 450 CE - Ahir (2003:188)
13. Date-late
- 642 CE - Ahir (2003:188)
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
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15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
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16. Additional notes
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