Ajanta: The Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes Based on Photography v2.c9.62

v2.c9.62

Bactria, native of, 9 Bamboo basket, 25 Banana tree, representation of a, 32–3 Bangles, representations of, 18, 20 *n.*¹, 25, 30, 39, 42 Barnett, Dr. L. D., vi Baskets, representations of, 25, 31, 33 Baton, representation of a, 36 *n.*¹ *bāzūband*, armlet, 18 Belt, representation of a, 10 Bhagvānlāl Indrajī, Paṇḍit, on the inscriptions, 57–63 Bhavila, 45 *n.*, 46, 47 Bhikshus, 19, 21 *n.*³, 23, 30, 48, 51 *bhūmisparśa mudrā*, the, 9 Bihārī, a, 9 *bindī*, forehead mark, 19 Birds, representations of, 3, 4, 7, 12–13, 14, 19, 23, 26, 34, 35, 52 Birth of the Buddha, the, 16–20 Boar, representation of a, 53 Boats, representations of, 28, 46 Bodhisattva, a, 36 *n.*¹, 49 *n.*², 52 *n.*¹; mythical beings adoring a, 3–5; meditating, 9–10; in the attitude of teaching, 51–2 — Avalokiteśvara (?), 27, 30 — Kṣāntivādin (?), 57, 58 — Maitreya, 27–8 — Padmapāṇi (?), 14, 27, 33–4 Bodices, representations of, 4, 5, 11, 15, 20, 23, 24, 25, 31, 51 Bolsters, representations of, 18, 54 Botticelli, comparison with the style of, 31 Bow and arrows, representations of, 5, 33 Boxing match, a, 35 Bracelets, representations of, 16 Brahma, 20