Ajanta Padmapani
by Weston Westmoreland
Title
Ajanta Padmapani
Artist
Weston Westmoreland
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Photograph - Photograph
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Padmapani, Ajanta Caves, Aurangabad, India. 5th century AD.
Detail of the Bodhisattva of compassion Padmapani with lotus at Cave1 in Ajanta. Probably most famous individual image at Ajanta, the Padmapani was painted in one of the latest additions to the complex, around the 5th century AD.
The Ajanta Caves are 30 Buddhist cave monumental temples cut into the rock of a horseshoe-shaped 246 ft cliff in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state of India. The caves are known for their paintings and sculptures, counted among the finest surviving samples of ancient Indian art. The paintings depict the past lives and rebirths of the Buddha and tales from Aryasura's Jatakamala. These masterpieces of Buddhist religious art are believed to have influenced the Indian art that followed.
The Ajanta Caves, built in two phases during the 2nd century BC and the 5th AD, were monasteries and worship-halls of different Buddhist traditions carved. These caves served as a monsoon retreat for monks, as well as a resting site for merchants and pilgrims in ancient India.
Original image by Anandajoti Bhikkhu (https://www.flickr.com/photos/anandajoti/with/33896247830/). Further edition and enhancements by Weston Westmoreland.
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July 15th, 2020
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