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Walter M. Spink
Ajanta: History and Development: Volume Five: Cave By Cave
Brill; Leiden, The Netherlands; 2007; 9004156445 / 9789004156449; First Edition; Hard Cover; Brand New;
Volume three in the Ajanta series focuses on what the site tells us about what happened in the months following the death of emperor Harisena (478 A.D.). In that year the great “Vakataka” patrons had to flee from Ajanta as a result of the Asmakas’ takeover of the site. When soon the Asmakas themselves also had to leave because of the needs of war, the great phase of patronage ended at Ajanta. But now a host of pious intruders, mostly monks and devotees still living in the region, could make their own offerings. In this systematic cave to cave treatment, it is shown through careful interpretation of the physical evidence, that remarkably these new and “uninvited” paintings and sculptures appear only on and/or in caves which had already been dedicated by the earlier patrons. By contrast, excavations where the Buddha image had not been completed, even though seemingly ideal in terms of having plenty of available space, were never utilized for such votive donations. With a step-by-step guide to understanding the relationships between “original” and “intrusive” work. Printed Pages: 280. 025739
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Walter M. Spink
Ajanta: History and Development: Volume One: The End of the Golden Age
Brill; Leiden, The Netherlands; 2005; 90-04-14832-9 / 9789004148321; First Edition; Hard Cover; Brand New;
The twenty-nine Buddhist caves near Ajanta form a devotional complex which ranks as one of the world's most startling achievements, created at the very apogee of India's Golden Age. Ajanta: History and Development, to appear as part of the series Handbook of Oriental Studies, present the reader with a systematic treatment of all aspects of the site, the result of forty years of painstaking research in situ by Walter M. Spink. Volume one deals with the historical context in which this dramatic burst of pious activity took place under the reign of Vakataka emperor Harisena, (c. 460 – 477 A.D.), and with the sudden halt of activity almost immediately following the death of the emperor. In surprising detail the relative and absolute chronology of the site can be established from a careful reading of the physical evidence, with consequences for our dating of India’s Golden Age. Ajanta, it appears, is a veritable illustrated history of Harisena’s times, crowded with information on its history, development and how it was used. Printed Pages: 440. 014266
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