Through a nearly year-by-year analysis of their development, Spink (emeritus history of art, U. of Michigan-Ann Arbor) challenges some commonly held views about the Hinayana Buddhist site Ajanta and r
The Vakataka patrons fled the devotional complex near Ajanta, India, soon after the dynasty's last emperor Harisena died in 477, and the site was taken over by the Asmakas. After the Asmakas wandered
The complex of sacred caves in India enjoyed two distinct periods of patronage, a Hinayana Buddhist phase about 100 BC to 100 CE, and a revival in the middle fifth century under the powerful emperor H
Spink (emeritus history, U. of Michigan-Ann Arbor) argues that the Golden Age of India did not fade away with the decline of the Gupta dynasty in the late fifth and sixth centuries, but it found its a
Spink (emeritus history, U. of Michigan-Ann Arbor) argues that the Golden Age of India did not fade away with the decline of the Gupta dynasty in the late fifth and sixth centuries, but it found its a
These photographs of the Ajanta cave complex are the indispensable complement to the text volumes of Ajanta: History and Development. With maps, timechart, ornamentation checklist, and numerous detail
Volume 6 of Walter Spink's monumental and continuing study of the Ajanta caves, with over 350 illustrations, explains the gradual evolution of the site's architectural and sculptural features during A
