history of buddhist architecture

1. HISTORY
BUDDHIST ARCHITECTURE
JAYESH
AMOGH
SUREANDRA
VASAVI
ALANKRITHA

2. Vihara, early type of Buddhist monastery consisting of
an open court surrounded by open cells accessible
through an entrance porch. The viharas in India were
originally constructed to shelter the monks during the
rainy season, when it became difficult for them to lead
the wanderer's life
VIHARAS AT AJANTA
VIHARAS AT ELLORA

3. Typical large sites such as the Ajanta Caves, Aurangabad Caves, Karli Caves, and Kanheri
Caves contain several viharas. Some included a chaitya or worship hall nearby.[8]
The vihara
was originated to be a shelter for Monks when it rains.
Entrance to a vihara hall at Kanheri
Caves

4. HINAYANA/EARLY
PHASE OF BUDDHIST
ARCHITECTURE

5. Hīnayāna” is a Sanskrit term literally meaning the
"small/deficient vehicle". It was often contrasted with
Mahāyāna, which means the "great vehicle".
The Hinayana viharas are not of
architectural significance as Chaityas.

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8. Mahayana Buddhism (or the Mahayanas) can
be defined as a major movement in the history
of Buddhism which has its origins in northern
India.
The other significant current of Buddhism is
the Mahāyāna. The word means ‘great path or
great vehicle’ and it is the opposite of the
word ‘hinayāna’ which literally means ‘small
vehicle’.
Mahāyāna is a term for a broad group of
Buddhist traditions, texts, philosophies, and
practices. Mahāyāna is considered one of the
two main existing branches of Buddhism.
Mahāyāna Buddhism developed in India.
Mahayana Buddhists believe they can achieve
enlightenment through following the teachings
of the Buddha . The goal of a Mahayana
Buddhist may be to become a Bodhisattva and
this is achieved through the Six Perfections
In Buddhism, a bodhisattva is any person
who is on the path towards Buddhahood.

9. CHAITYAS OF MAHAYANA
Ajanta Cave 10.
Ajanta Cave 9.
Chaitya at Bedsa. Simple chaitya hall
with few decorations representing the
initial style of architecture pertaining to
Hinayana period.

10. Viharas of MAHAYANA
TAKTH BAHAI, GANDHARA

14. Ajanta caves are universally regarded
as masterpieces of Buddhist religious
art.[6] The caves were built in two
phases, the first starting around the
2nd century BCE and the second
occurring from 400–650 CE,
according to older accounts, or in a
brief period of 460–480 CE according
to later scholarship. The Ajanta Caves
are approximately 30 rock-cut
Buddhist cave monuments which date
from the 2nd century BCE to about
480 CE in Aurangabad district of
Maharashtra state of India.

15. Who built Ajanta caves :- According to the historians and
various studies, it has been found that second phase of
the construction of Ajanta caves started during the reign
of Harisena, a king of Vataka dynasty. The caves
constructed during this period belonged to the
Mahayana sect of Buddhism.
Ajanta caves heights :- The Ajanta Caves constitute
ancient monasteries and worship-halls of different
Buddhist traditions carved into a 75-metre (246 ft) wall
of rock

16. KONDANE BHUDDIST CAVES
he Kondana Caves are located in the small village of Kondana, 33 km north of Lonavala
and 16 km northwest of Karla Caves. This cave group has 16 Buddhist caves. The caves
were excavated in first century B.C.

17. Kondana Caves is a group of 16 rock-cut Buddhist caves and an
architectural magnificence that dates back to first century BC. The
construction of these caves on wooden patters, underneath a huge
mountain is a mindblowing factor

18. NASIK CAVES
Nasik is one of the most important caves, and the largest, of the
Pandavleni caves complex. It was built and dedicated to the Samgha in
the 2nd century CE by Queen Gotami Balasiri, mother of deceased
Satavahana king Gautamiputra Satakarni, and contains numerous
important inscriptions.

19. Inscriptions on nasik caves