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  Here I present: Sheila L. Weiner, “AJANTA: Its Place in Buddhist Art”, 1977, PART TWO (2).  Architecture is the art topic of the Shelia L. Weiner book. INTRODUCTION. India is the place of the earliest “residential universities” in the world.  Monastic universities of the dharmic faiths (Buddhist and Hindu) in ancient times were “residential … Continue reading Sheila L. Weiner, “AJANTA: Its Place in Buddhist Art”, 1977, PART TWO (2).

Here I present: Sheila L. Weiner, “AJANTA: Its Place in Buddhist Art”, 1977. INTRODUCTION. The Ajanta Caves are 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments dating from the second century BCE to about 480 CE in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state in India. Ajanta Caves are a  UNESCO World Heritage Site. Universally regarded as masterpieces of Buddhist religious art, the caves include paintings and rock-cut sculptures described as among the finest … Continue reading Sheila L. Weiner, “AJANTA: Its Place in Buddhist Art”, 1977.