A chaitya means a shrine. In Jainism, specially in Taran Panth, the term chaitya or chaityalaya is still used, often to designate small temples. Chaityavasi Jain monks used to live in the compounds of Jain temples. A chaitya-griha Buddhist cave (stupa hall) is a meeting or assembly chamber often used for purposes similar to a stupa. In fact, it is not uncommon to find a stupa situated inside the interior space of a chaitya. They are largely associated with Buddhism. Architecturally they show similaritie ...

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chaitya-guru

the Supersoul.

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Chaitya (Sanskrit). Any locality made sacred through some event in the life of Buddha ; a term signifying the same in relation to gods, and any kind of place or object of worship.

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Buddhist religious architecture developed in the South Asia in the third century BCE. Two types of structures are associated with early Buddhism: stupas and viharas. The initial function of a stupa was the veneration and safe-guarding of the relics of the Buddha. The earliest existing example of a stupa is in Sanchi (Madhya Pradesh). In accordance with changes in religious practice, stupas were gradually incorporated into chaitya-grihas (stupa halls). These reached their highpoint in the first century BCE, exemplified by the ca ...

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Karli (also Karla) is a town on the highway between Pune and Mumbai in southern Maharashtra in India. The small town is most famous for the Karli Caves - a 1st century BC Buddhist temple or chaitya cut out from stone. At 40m long and 15m in height, it is the largest such chaitya in India]. The aisle of the temple is flanked by 37 pillars that are topped with kneeling elephants. Karli - Further resources. Images of Karli ...

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Bhujimol is the name of the most ancient form of the Nepali script. In 2003, a brick was discovered in Kathmandu, in the course of reconstruction of the Dhando Chaitya, bearing inscriptions in both Brahmi and Bhujimol: The upper face is inscribed with Cha Ru Wa Ti in Brahmi, and with Cha Ru Wa Ti Dhande / He Tu Pra Bha in the Newari Bhujimol script. There are Swastika marks at the two ends of the upper face with a Chakra mark in between. The brick measures 35.5cm x 23cm x 7cm and weighs 8.6 kg. The brick may date ...

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Buddhist religious architecture developed in the South Asia in the third century BCE. Two types of structures are associated with early Buddhism: stupas and viharas. The initial function of a stupa was the veneration and safe-guarding of the relics of the Buddha. The earliest existing example of a stupa is in Sanchi (Madhya Pradesh). In accordance with changes in religious practice, stupas were gradually incorporated into chaitya-grihas (stupa halls). These reached their highpoint in the first century BCE, exemplified by the ca ...

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Chaitya caitya (Sanskrit) (from the verbal root chit to think, perceive)

The individual soul; also a funeral monument or memorial, often containing the ashes of the deceased. Sometimes with Buddhists, a sacred building containing a revered image.

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The Kshatrapas have a very rich and interesting coinage. It was based on the coinage of the earlier Indo-Greek Kings, with Greek or pseudo-Greek legend and life-like profiles of royal busts on the obverse. The reverse of the coins however is original and typically depict a thunderbolt and an arrow, and later, a chaitya or three-arched hill and river symbol with a crescent and the sun, within a legend in Brahmi. These coins are very informative, since they record the name of the King, of his father, and the date of issue, and h ...

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Western Kshatrapas, Western Kshatrapas - History, Western Kshatrapas - Coinage, Western Kshatrapas - Main rulers

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Buddhism gained prominence during the reign of the emperor Ashoka. It is primarily represented by three important building types- the Chaitya Hall (place of worship), the Vihara (monastery) and the Stupa (hemispherical mound for worship/ memory)- exemplified by the magnificent caves of Ajanta and Ellora and the monumental Sanchi Stupa. The Greek influence led the Indian architecture of the time, especially the rock-cut art, to fall under one of the two categries: the Mathura school of art which was strictly Indian in spirit and did not adopt ...

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Indian architecture, Indian architecture - Indus-Sarasvati civilisation and the Vedic Village, Indian architecture - Buddhist and Jaina architecture, Indian architecture - The Hindu Temples, Indian architecture - The Rajput Architecture, Indian architecture - Influence of Islam and the Mughal Architecture, Indian architecture - Secular architecture, Indian architecture - Architecture under the colonial rule, Indian architecture - Post-independence architecture of India, Indian architecture - Conclusion, Indian architecture - Monuments in India classified under World Heritage Sites, Indian architecture - See Also

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Buddhism gained prominence during the reign of the emperor Ashoka. It is primarily represented by three important building types- the Chaitya Hall (place of worship), the Vihara (monastery) and the Stupa (hemispherical mound for worship/ memory)- exemplified by the magnificent caves of Ajanta and Ellora and the monumental Sanchi Stupa. The Greek influence led the Indian architecture of the time, especially the rock-cut art, to fall under one of the two categries: the Mathura school of art which was strictly Indian in spirit and did not adopt ...

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Indian architecture, Indian architecture - Indus-Sarasvati civilisation and the Vedic Village, Indian architecture - Buddhist and Jaina architecture, Indian architecture - The Hindu Temples, Indian architecture - The Rajput Architecture, Indian architecture - Influence of Islam and the Mughal Architecture, Indian architecture - Secular architecture, Indian architecture - Architecture under the colonial rule, Indian architecture - Post-independence architecture of India, Indian architecture - Conclusion, Indian architecture - Monuments in India classified under World Heritage Sites

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Tchaitya.

See CHAITYA

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Caitya. See CHAITYA

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