The Beginnings of Buddhist Art and Other Essays in Indian and Central-Asian Archaeology c9.162

c9.162

We limit ourselves to borrowing a description from Dr. Burgess, *Notes on the Bauddha Rock Temples of Ajaṇṭā* (Bombay, 1879), p. 45 : « The sides of the antechamber are entirely covered with small Buddhas, sculptured in rows of five to seven each, sitting or standing on lotuses, with lotus leaves between them. The stalk of the lowest central lotus is upheld by two kneeling figures with royal head-dresses canopied by the many-headed *nāga* behind each; on the left are a kneeling figure and two standing Buddhas, and on the right a Buddha is behind the *nāga*, and behind him are three worshippers with presents... »