Ajanta Caves Word Search
A free Ajanta Caves word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on its architecture, its landscape, and the people who built it, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: AJANTA, CAVES, BUDDHIST, FRESCO, MURAL, PAINTING, CHAITYA, VIHARA, PILLAR, LOTUS, BODHISATTVA, BUDDHA.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Ajanta Caves word list, defined
- CAVES /keɪvz/ · noun
- Caves are large natural underground hollows or chambers, typically formed in rock by the erosion or dissolution of stone, often with an opening to the surface. As a verb, 'caves' is the third-person singular form of 'cave,' meaning to collapse or give way. Related: caverns, grottoes, hollows, chambers.
- FRESCO /ˈfrɛskoʊ/ · noun
- A painting done rapidly in watercolour on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling, so that the colours become fixed as the plaster dries; also, the technique itself. Related: mural, wall painting, secco, buon fresco.
- MURAL /ˈmʊərəl/ · noun
- A painting or design on a wall or other large surface, typically in a public place. A large painting or design on a wall or other surface, especially one that is outdoors. Related: painting, design, artwork, fresco.
- PAINTING /pˈeɪntɪŋ/ · noun, verb
- A picture made by applying paint to a surface, or the act of applying paint to a surface. A work of art created by applying paint to a surface. Related: artwork, picture, image, sketch.
- VIHARA /viːˈhɑːrə/ · noun
- A Buddhist monastery or temple, especially in Sri Lanka or Southeast Asia. A place of meditation or spiritual retreat. Related: temple, monastery, shrine, sanctuary.
- PILLAR /ˈpɪlər/ · noun
- A large vertical column or post, typically made of stone, brick, or concrete, used as a support for a building or structure. A person or thing that provides support or stability. Related: column, post, support, stay.
- LOTUS /ˈloʊtəs/ · noun
- A type of aquatic plant with showy flowers, especially one of the species Nelumbo nucifera or Nelumbo lutea. In Hinduism and Buddhism, the lotus is a symbol of spiritual growth and enlightenment. Related: water lily, nymphaea, papyrus, cattail.
- BODHISATTVA /ˌboʊdɪˈsɑːtvə/ (US), /ˌbɒdɪˈsætəvə/ (UK) · noun
- In Buddhism, a person who has attained enlightenment or is on the path to it, but who compassionately delays entering final nirvana in order to help all sentient beings achieve liberation. More broadly, anyone motivated by a compassionate wish to relieve the suffering of others. Related: enlightened being, sage, holy person, avatar.
- BUDDHA /ˈbʊdə/ · noun
- A title given to Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, meaning 'awakened one' or 'enlightened one'; more broadly, any person who has attained complete enlightenment in the Buddhist tradition. Related: enlightened one, sage, guru.
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