Ajanta: The Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes Based on Photography v2.c8.s22.3

v2.c8.s22.3

THE fresco represents some scenes of the *Pūrṇa Avadāna*,¹ which are painted with great vividness. In the lower scene, commencing from the left, we see the Buddha blessing a votary who has knelt down before him in the act of adoration. The votary is apparently Pūrṇa, and the scene may refer to his embracing the Buddhist faith. The heads of both figures are badly damaged, thus preventing a study of the expressions of the faces.