Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma and Ceylon Including AllBritish India, the Portuguese and French Possessions, and the Indian StatesJ. Murray, 1952 |
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Page 71
... Buddha is carved out of the solid rock . No. 16 has a veranda 65 ft . long and nearly II ft . wide , borne by six ... Buddha in the teaching attitude . On the left wall of the hall is a beautiful painting of a dying princess , and others ...
... Buddha is carved out of the solid rock . No. 16 has a veranda 65 ft . long and nearly II ft . wide , borne by six ... Buddha in the teaching attitude . On the left wall of the hall is a beautiful painting of a dying princess , and others ...
Page 77
... Buddha under the Bo - tree , and two cells were exca- vated ; the columns are similar to those in No. 2. No. 5 , known as the Maharwada , and formerly as the Dherwara cave , is again reached by steps . It is the largest single ...
... Buddha under the Bo - tree , and two cells were exca- vated ; the columns are similar to those in No. 2. No. 5 , known as the Maharwada , and formerly as the Dherwara cave , is again reached by steps . It is the largest single ...
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... Buddha sitting , a colossal statue , 23 ft . high , of Ananda , Buddha's favourite disciple , in a pose of deep sorrow , and a reclin- ing figure of the unconscious Buddha , 46 ft . long , cut out of the solid rock . I m . farther N ...
... Buddha sitting , a colossal statue , 23 ft . high , of Ananda , Buddha's favourite disciple , in a pose of deep sorrow , and a reclin- ing figure of the unconscious Buddha , 46 ft . long , cut out of the solid rock . I m . farther N ...
Contents
LIST OF MAPS AND PLANS xi | xi |
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION | xvii |
2 AIR ROUTES TO INDIA AND INTERNAL | xxviii |
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