Ajanta Caves regarded as masterpieces of Buddhist art
The first Buddhist cave monuments at Ajanta date from the 2nd and 1st centuries B.C. The paintings and sculptures of Ajanta Caves considered masterpieces of Buddhist religious art, have had a considerable artistic influence.
Hidden away in the hills of northwest India, some 200 miles from the busy streets of Mumbai, emerges a magnificent jewel of art and religion: the Ajanta Caves. The caves, cut into the face of a mountain, form a horseshoe shape around the Wangorah River. They are an example of one of Indian’s unique artistic traditions known as rock-cut temples. Ajanta consists of thirty caves, each dedicated to the life of the Buddha.
Each cave is filled with sculptures, wall murals, and ceiling paintings. Though much of this site has collapsed. What remains at Ajanta has allowe...