Ajanta: The Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes Based on Photography v3.c12.s22.4

v3.c12.s22.4

Of the two figures, that representing the Buddha (a), although much damaged, has a unique feature, that is, light in the form of wavy lines, emanating from his entire body.² In the subjects of Cave X, referred to above (supra, pp. 37-8), the emanation of light is shown either round the halo of the Buddha (Pls. XXXVI a and XXXVII a) or along the margin of the panel in which the figure of the Great Being is painted (Pls. XXX b and XXXVI b), and in each case in a more or less conventional manner; but here it is more realistic. The representation may refer to some occasion in the life of the Buddha when divine glory shone forth from his entire body.