Ajanta: History and Development, Volume 7 Bagh, Dandin, Cells and Cell Doorways - Spink, Walter
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Volume 7 of Walter Spink's monumental and still controversial study of the famous Ajanta caves considers the many connections between the Bagh caves and its "sister site", Ajanta, particularly emphasizing the leading role that Bagh plays in the crucial matter of Buddhist shrine development and the transition from the aniconic to iconic forms of worship. He also explains the relationships between certain caves and solstices, as well as changing technologies, especially in the development of the door fittings in the monks' cells.

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Volume 7 of Walter Spink's monumental and still controversial study of the famous Ajanta caves considers the many connections between the Bagh caves and its "sister site", Ajanta, particularly emphasizing the leading role that Bagh plays in the crucial matter of Buddhist shrine development and the transition from the aniconic to iconic forms of worship. He also explains the relationships between certain caves and solstices, as well as changing technologies, especially in the development of the door fittings in the monks' cells.
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Walter M. Spink, Professor Emeritus of Indian Art at the University of Michigan, received his PhD from Harvard University in 1954. His chief interest has centered upon the Ajanta caves in India, where he had spent many years, with support from Bollingen, Guggenheim, Fulbright Foundations, NEH, and AIIS for his multi-volume Ajanta: History and Development (Brill). Naomichi Yaguchi, Ph.D. (1998) of Nagoya University, is Associate Professor of the School of Humanities at Kanazawa University. He has published numerous articles on mediaeval South Indian architecture and ancient Indian cave architecture, mainly in Japanese.