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About the book:-The author has made an elaborate attempt to draw a fine sketch about Notes on the Bauddha Rock-Temples of Ajanta. The Buddhist Caves in Ajanta are approximately 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments dating from the 3rd century BCE to about 480 CE in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state in India. The caves include paintings and rock-cut sculptures described as among the finest surviving examples of ancient Indian art, particularly expressive paintings that present emotions through gesture, pose and form. It constitutes ancient monasteries and worship-halls of different Buddhist traditions carved into a 75-metre (246 ft) wall of rock. The caves also present paintings depicting the past lives and rebirths of the Buddha, pictorial tales from Aryasura's Jatakamala, and rock-cut sculptures of Buddhist deities. The Ajanta Caves are mentioned in the memoirs of several medieval-era Chinese Buddhist travellers to India and by a Mughal-era official of Akbar era in the early 17th century. The book is extensive study and research of these temples and their paintings and sculptures. The book contains 21 plates and illustrations to make it more interesting and worth readable. About the Author:-James Burgess CIE FRSE FRGS MRAS LLD (1832 – 1916), was the founder of The Indian Antiquary in 1872 and an important archaeologist of India in the 19th century. He did educational work in Calcutta, 1856 and Bombay, 1861, and was Secretary of the Bombay Geographical Society 1868-73. He was Head of the Archaeological Survey, Western India, 1873, and of South India, 1881. From 1886-89 he was Director General, Archaeological Survey of India. In 1881 the University of Edinburgh awarded him an honorary Doctor of Letters (LLD). He wrote many books on India’s ancient history literature and Buddhist history. The Title 'NOTES ON THE BAUDDHA ROCK-TEMPLES OF AJANTA written/authored/edited by J. BURGESS', published in the year 2021. The ISBN 9788121226936 is assigned to the Paper