Later Buddhist Art

 

Artist: unknown
Title:
Ajanta, plan of cave I
Material: rock-cut
Site:
Ajanta, Maharastra, India
Current Location: Ajanta, Maharastra, India
Period/Date:
5th century C.E.
Iconography/Iconology:
vihara residence hall for the monastic community.
Stylistic Comments: plan of vihara style cave showing the resident cells around the interior "courtyard, " with the antechamber and shrine in the back wall (i.e., at the top of this plan).