Ajanta : monochrome reproductions of the Ajanta frescoes based on photography. Text 4

Ajanta; the colour and monochrome reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes based on photography, with an explanatory text by G. Yazdani, and Appendices on the Painted and Incised Inscriptions by N.P. Chakravarti and B.Ch. Chhabra Contents Preface EXPLANATROY TEXT General Remarks The Bodhisattva Avaiokitesvara and the Buddhist Litany A Yaksha with a Female Attendant The Royal Hunt Scene: Not identified The Wheel of Samsara (?) The Mother and Child before the Buddha and other Buddhist Deities The Buddha Preaching to the Congregation: First Sermon or the Great Miracle (?) Floral Designs and other Decorative Motifs The Shad~danta (Chhadanta) Jataka The Mahdkapi Jdataka The Bestowal of the Royal Sword (?): Not identified A Court-Scene: Not identified The Hamsa Jataka Sardulas The Vihsantara Jataka Figures of a Yaksha and Yakshini The Mahakapi Jataka II The Sutasoma Jataka The Buddha Preaching in the Tushita Heaven with two other scenes The Mother and Child before the Buddha The Great Miracle of Sravasti The Sarabha Jataka The Matriposhaka Jataka (?) The Matsya Jataka The Syama(Sama) Jataka The Mahisha Jataka A Yaksha or a Royal Guard The Simhala Avadana A Toilet Scene The Sibi Jataka or the Story of the Raja who gave his Eyes in Alms The Mriga Jataka or the Story of the Golden Deer The Story of a Benevolent Bear: Not identified The Nigrodhamiga Yataka Two Dwarfs with Musical Instruments Floral Designs and other Motifs Lotus-Creepers and other Decorative Designs The Buddha Preaching to the Congregation Appendix: Notes on the Painted and Incised Inscriptions of Caves XX -XXVI The Incised Inscriptions by Dr. B.Ch.Chhabra Index