{"id":100503,"date":"2024-06-07T13:02:04","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T07:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=udaan&#038;p=100503"},"modified":"2024-09-18T16:58:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T11:28:31","slug":"popular-art-cave-architecture","status":"publish","type":"udaan","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/udaan\/popular-art-cave-architecture","title":{"rendered":"Popular Art: Exploring Mauryan Cave Architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to royal support, a variety of artistic mediums, including sculpture, ceramics, and cave construction, arose via local support. These were categorised as forms of popular art.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Cave Architecture:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Emergence: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rock-cut cave architecture emerged during the Mauryan period and was generally used as <\/span><b>viharas <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(living quarters) by the<\/span><b> Jain <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Buddhist monks.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-100505 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/102-66163f77680d3.webp\" alt=\"Popular Art \" width=\"448\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/102-66163f77680d3.webp 537w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/102-66163f77680d3-300x202.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><b>Characteristics: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The caves were characterised by <\/span><b>highly polished interiors <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>decorative gateways.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Cave Usages: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The early Mauryan caves were used by <\/span><b>Ajivika sects, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">later, they became popular as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/phanigiri-buddhist-site-in-telangana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Buddhist monasteries<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><b>Barabar <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span><b> Nagarjuni caves<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in <\/span><b>Bihar <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">were formed during the Mauryan period.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Barabar Hills embrace the cluster of <\/span><b>four caves<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, together called Barabar caves.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are known as &#8216;<\/span><b>Lomas Rishi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216;, &#8216;<\/span><b>Sudama<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216;, &#8216;<\/span><b>Vishwakarma<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216; and <\/span><b>&#8216;Karan Chaupar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216; caves.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Nagarjuni caves<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> include Vadathi-ka-kubha, Vape-ka-kubha and Gopi-ka-Kumbha.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pw.live\/batches\/upsc?utm_source=seo+upsc+batch&#038;utm_medium=seo+upsc&#038;utm_campaign=seo&#038;utm_id=upsc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enroll now for UPSC Online Course<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100.258%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8; width: 100%;\"><b>Lomas Rishi Caves [UPSC 2013]<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are rock-cut caves carved at <\/span><b>Barabar hills<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> near Gaya in Bihar.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These caves were donated by <\/span><b>Ashoka<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the <\/span><b>Ajivika sect.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cave is decorated with the <\/span><b>semicircular chaitya arch<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the entrance.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/ncert-notes\/cave-tradition-in-western-india-ajanta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Nasik caves (Maharashtra)<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are also known as <\/span><b>Pandav Leni caves. [UPSC 2021]<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 99.9584%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 458.698%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #ff5e00;\" colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Must Read<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 36.715%; text-align: center; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Current Affairs<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 421.983%; text-align: center; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/editorial-analysis\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Editorial Analysis<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 36.715%; text-align: center; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/upsc-notes\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upsc Notes\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 421.983%; 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