- A
chaitya,
chaitya hall,
chaitya-griha, (Sanskrit:Caitya; Pāli: Cetiya)
refers to a shrine, sanctuary,
temple or
prayer hall in
Indian religions. The term...
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Chaitya Bhoomi (IAST: Caityabhūmī, Officially: Dr.
Babasaheb Ambedkar Mahaparinirvan Memorial) is a
Buddhist chaitya and the
cremation place of B. R. Ambedkar...
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Somawathiya Chaitya (Sinhala: සෝමාවතිය චෛත්ය, Tamil: சோமாவதிய சைத்யா) is a
Buddhist Stupa situated in the
ancient city of Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka.
Chaitya premises...
- best-known
because of the
famous "Grand
Chaitya" (Cave 8),
which is the
largest and most
completely preserved"
chaitya hall of the period, as well as containing...
-
surrounded by oceans,
lesser mountains and a huge wall. A
Chaitya,
Chaitya hall or
Chaitya-griha
refers to a shrine, sanctuary,
temple or
prayer hall...
- living, studying, and meditating. The
larger caves,
which functioned as
chaityas, or
halls for
congregational worship, are
lined with
intricately carved...
- The
Kalutara Chaitya is a
Stupa (buddhist shrine)
located immediately south of the
Kalutara Bridge in the
Kalutara District of Sri Lanka. It is one of...
- They are
marked by a
profusion of
decorative gavaksha or
chaitya arch motifs. Cave 7, the
chaitya hall, is
reached by a long
narrow p****age into the rock...
- some of the
caves have
crumbled and are damaged. Out of the 14, four are
chaityas (one
housing votive stupas, one
apsidal and single-cell) and the rest are...
- the cross-section of a
barrel vault. It is
called a
chaitya arch when used on the
facade of a
chaitya hall,
around the
single large window. In
later forms...
