PART Ⅰ General Information 1
(i) THE JOURNEY TO AJANTA 1
(ii) THE CAVES 9
PART Ⅱ Paintings 21
List of Main Caves of Interest 23
CAVE Ⅸ－Undistracted Art 27
CAVE Ⅹ－Secular Life 28
CAVE ⅩⅥ－Beyond Conventions－Conventions as Interludes－Rank and Costume－＂Jatakas＂－Episodes from Life 28
CAVE ⅩⅦ－Lavish Profusion－Flying＂ Gandharvas＂ and ＂Apsaras＂－＂ Shaddanta Jatak ＂－Brahamin Jujaka－Grandeur and Tenderness－＂Mairiposhak Jatak＂－Syama Jatak＂－A Vast Composition－Supreme Artistic Value 33
CAVE Ⅰ－Of World-wide Fame－Purity of Style－Expressive Draughtsmanship 40
CAVE Ⅱ－＂Hamsa Jatak＂－＂The Seven Steps＂－The Human Form 42
Essentials in the Paintings 45
PART Ⅲ Architecture 53
List of Main Caves of Interest 55
Salient Features－Gupta Period－Pre-Gupta Period－Continuous Links－Rock Architecture 57
Chaitya Caves 60
CAVE Ⅸ－Oldest Chaitya 60
CAVE Ⅹ－Wood to Stone 61
CAVE ⅩⅨ－A Perfect Specimen－Lithic Character－Changed Stupa and Umbrella 61
CAVE ⅩⅩⅥ－Diffused Decoration－Origin of Dome and Arch 63
Vihara Caves 65
CAVE Ⅻ－Oldest Vihara 65
CAVE Ⅺ－Earliest Pillars 65
CAVE Ⅶ－Temple Mandap 65
CAVE Ⅵ－Two-storied Vihara 65
CAVE Ⅳ－Largest Vihara 66
CAVE Ⅰ－Finest Vihara 66
CAVE Ⅱ－Side Chambers 66
CAVE ⅩⅥ－Highest Standard－Light Focussed－Beautiful Entrance 66
CAVE ⅩⅩ－Helpful Material 68
CAVE ⅩⅩⅣ－Most Beautiful，if Finished 68
CAVE ⅩⅩⅤ－Process of Excavation of Vihara 68
Variety of Columns－Viharas Neglected 68
PART Ⅳ Sculpture 71
List of Main Caves of Interest 73
Perfunctory Comments－Valuable Field of Investigation 75
CAVE Ⅰ－Essentially Artistic 76
CAVE Ⅳ－An Important Gallery 77
CAVE Ⅶ－Powerful Art 77
CAVE ⅩⅥ－Naga Figures 78
CAVE ⅩⅨ－Treasure-Chest 78
CAVE ⅩⅩⅣ－Flying Figures 78
CAVE ⅩⅩⅥ－Large Figures and Compositions 78
Infinitely Varied and Rich Sculptures－Art Unfettered and Eternal 79
APPENDIX－Rules and Conditions for copying the frescoes 81