Ajanta: History and Development, Volume 2 Arguments about Ajanta

Volume Two begins with writings by some of the most important critics of Walter Spink's conclusions, interspersed with his own responses, using a thorough analysis of the great Cave 26 to support his assertions. The author then turns to matters of patronage, and to the surprising fact that, unlike most other Buddhist sites, Ajanta was purely "e;elitist"e;, developed by less than a dozen major patr...