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Short note on Ajanta Caves.

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The UNESCO Heritage site of Ajanta caves is located in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. These caves were excavated as a part of the first wave of cave architecture in India. It became an important center for Buddhist religion and art under the enlightened patronage of the Vakataka rulers. The Ajanta Caves constitute ancient monasteries and worship-halls of different Buddhist traditions carved into a 75-metre wall of rock. The caves also present paintings depicting the past lives and rebirths of the Buddha, pictorial tales from Aryasura's Jatakamala, and rock-cut sculptures of Buddhist deities.

According to the historians and various studies, it has been found that second phase of the construction of Ajanta caves started during the reign of Harisena, a king of Vataka dynasty. The caves constructed during this period belonged to the Mahayana sect of Buddhism.

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Answer 2

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the Ajanta caves constitute ancient monasteries and worship hall's of different Buddhist traditions carved into a 75metre wall of rock. the caves also present paintings depicting the past life and rebirths of Buddha, pictorial tales from Aryasura's Jatakamala and rock cut sculptures of Buddhist deities.

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