Ajanta Buddhist cave-monastery complex
Buddhist Traditions Sacred site / complex
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Neutral catalog summary
About this record
Ajanta Buddhist cave-monastery complex is cataloged as a Sacred site / complex within Buddhist Traditions. Its candidate country context is “India” and its period or origin is “2nd century BCE–6th century CE; protected heritage complex.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Historical Indian Buddhist monastic and cave-art traditions.”
This summary is assembled only from the record fields shown below. It does not add ritual instructions, doctrinal claims or inferred geography.
Record fields
- Alternate / historical names
- Ajanta Caves; Ajanta cave sanctuaries
- Parent tradition
- Historical Indian Buddhist monastic and cave-art traditions
- Public geographic context
- India
- Period / origin
- 2nd century BCE–6th century CE; protected heritage complex
- Living / historical status
- Protected historical sacred complex; current ritual continuity not inferred
- Access / protocol
- Scholarly / historical only
- Evidence status
- Directly cited
Geography
CandidateIndia
Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.
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Stable attribution
Cite this record
Ajanta Buddhist cave-monastery complex. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 3200. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/3200
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