Ancient History Art And Culture
Consider the following statements about Kailasanatha temple of Ellora:Its construction is attributed to the Pallava dynastyThe temple is one of the best early examples of Panchayatana style of architecture Which of the above statements is/are correct?
First statement is incorrect because though the traces of Pallava and Chalukya temple architecture are available, but its construction is generally attributed to the 8th century Rashtrakuta dynasty. The second statement is also incorrect because the temple is a complete dravida building
The Kushanas were also called as Guishuang as mentioned by various Chinese texts. Kushanas were also known as Tocharians and were one of the five tribes of Yueh-Chi or Yuezhi.
The Divyavadana is a Sanskrit anthology of Buddhist avadana tales. They have originated in Mulasarvastivadin vinaya texts. It is dated to 2nd century CE.
The finest examples of the art during the Gupta period are Ajanta caves. Out of the 31 rock-cut cave monuments at Ajanta, five are Chaitya Grihas. The five chaitya grihas are cave numbers 9, 10, 19, 26, and 29.
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