Report On Elura Cave Temples and Bramhanical and Jaina Caves in Western India

SR No.: 011091
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jas Burgess
Publisher: Trubner and Company London
Publication Year: 1883
Total Pages: 209
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 14 MB

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intim in the right wall, imi tour in the lift. The thresholla of the doors t. This at 10-tally high--the tir e in this two that the title, being 19 to 20 inch, high. Through the wall of the tirst well, in the left side, an opening has been broken into this so. VIII. The front wall is not untiuise, the door in the milele only kurvins Ime hw'n rotit, in the rock wing litt of considerable thickness on the north sile of it, through which another outrine has bn mule at the left corner, with a descent of two or thin steps in front and it wide passage on the inter side. It the right, or southWest Porner, in trener is also bruken into the ball from the foot of the stair, which there SC to Cu 11.
Thrra n ts of Civ . IIII.. itsemmel in The Chorr Timples (p. 376), will be better understood by the plan (pl. xiv), which it one shows its resemblance to the Brahmanical ( s, whils the Ravintola Khai and Ramesrart, and also tu the Aurangaban Bauh. Caves, -it pritty clear implication at it latu dute. The two pillars in front of the shrit bring of the El. p antat top its in Cave II., is it further proof that it is one of the lottest Bithist scavations her. The other two pillars, lividing it from the outer apurtmot, have high quru vess; the shutts lust 32 flutes, in the capitals are square, with pendent curs itt the corners, curved with scroll-leat pattern. The shower columns in front of the little chaped on the north side of this room are also of the El. planta type.
WEIN This , if lot an ippenlay of lave 11. or. rather to it small eave in front of its twrth wines. now run by the falling away of the rock (see plan, Cum Temples, pl. 1x). is quite ditli-rent from any w lsewhere met with. It forms a
of story to the lit, but in of it more with two pillars in room, and is quite in the site tul hot rehtetur. in sculpture, as Cave III. Over the front pilit kit sulpure Lan, low relutare or lower member
ng al into compartment by their with rates the compartments alternately containing :1 alin und : Latin Bubble with attendants. On the friez berrired the cha
r ts, atlitt :: higher level other two-rach row with halt etter at the l ate matin ter wit is it single one. Each of this one by : tiger of Bulha, and o n the projecting members on which the il cavaliminy -maller human tims. Visit wh corner, is a Bulbisattva with fin a nts. One of the larr
i n platiti t. til hawaidh 23 tot by 10 .. with two attached pillars on the vark wall, living it into the compartment. The autres con contains a Budala with four pembuatan the one total the wattendant Bulhisattvas; the right side
--probabis Maumi -- ' . pl. viin, tig. . The other is Avalokitesvara. - with a female attints id faut wel!