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Early Buddhist Caves of Western India CA. Second Century BCE through the Third Century CE: Core Elements, Functions, and Buddhist Practices

Efurd, David S.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1210983943

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2008, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, History of Art.
This study analyzes physical remains dating from the second century BCE through the third century CE from early Buddhist rock-cut sites in Maharashtra State, India. Based on inscriptional evidence combined with the analysis of architectural and sculptural features, it provides a classification system for the various cave types and caves composed of combinations of these types. By extrapolating from inscribed examples, it classifies nearly all of the interior spaces found at early Buddhist sites and assesses the various permutations of caves according to utilization, patronage, and ornamentation. The inclusion of all cave forms, not only the largest and most elaborately decorated, provides a comprehensive portrait of early Buddhist cave sites as living monasteries with interiors for the veneration of relics, rooms for monastic habitation in isolation, pairs, or in groups, and spaces utilizable for many other purposes, including religious instruction, meditation, the preparation and consumption of meals, and receptions. This study demonstrates that the diverse architectural forms at cave sites are the result of both the needs of the Buddhist community and patronage patterns at the early Buddhist monastery. Thus, the picture created from these details broadens our knowledge of early Buddhist practices, patronage, architecture, and how the architecture served the western Indian Buddhist community.
Susan Huntington, PhD (Advisor)
Julia Andrews, PhD (Committee Member)
Howard Crane, PhD (Committee Member)
Art History
architecture; art; Buddhism; cave; Deccan; India

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  • Efurd, D. S. (2008). Early Buddhist Caves of Western India CA. Second Century BCE through the Third Century CE: Core Elements, Functions, and Buddhist Practices [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1210983943

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Efurd, David. Early Buddhist Caves of Western India CA. Second Century BCE through the Third Century CE: Core Elements, Functions, and Buddhist Practices. 2008. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1210983943.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Efurd, David. "Early Buddhist Caves of Western India CA. Second Century BCE through the Third Century CE: Core Elements, Functions, and Buddhist Practices." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1210983943

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