Chaitya
Chaitya Buddhism Culture History List of topics People ... Schools Temples Concepts Texts Timeline Portal A chaitya is a type of Jain or Buddhist ... Jainism, specially in Taran Panth , the terms chaitya or chaityalaya are still used, often to ... in the compounds of Jain temples. A chaitya-griha Buddhist cave (stupa hall) is a ... situated inside the interior space of a chaitya. They are largely associated with Buddhism. ...
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User talk:Sramana
... genesis of the temple appears to be Chaitya from very ancient times. From the Uvasaga ... the place of his birth. EVOLUTION OF CHAITYA, AYATANA AS AN ABODE OF YAKSHA It ... by Dr. Ananda Coomaraswamy that the word chaitya is derived from a root Chi meaning ... It is pertinent to note that a Chaitya is often termed as Chaityavriksha or Chaitya-tree. The earliest reference to the ...
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Stûpa   (translated from French)
... four categories according to their nature: dhâtu-chaitya who shelter relics, paribhoga-chaitya who contain objects having belonged to the Buddha, dharma-chaitya who expose the Buddhist doctrines, uddeshika-chaitya who commemorate simply it parinirvâna, chaitya being a word Sanskrit meaning sanctuary. ...
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Ajanta
... several vihāras (monastic halls of residence) and chaitya-grihas (stupa monument halls) cut into the ... fact a Mahāyāna cave. There were two chaitya-grihas excavated in the Hinayāna phase that ... this phase are vihāras. There were three chaitya-grihas excavated in the Vākāţaka or Mahāyāna ...
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Western Kshatrapas
... Greek style). Rev: Three-arched hill or Chaitya, with river, crescent and sun, within legend ... thunderbolt and an arrow, and later, a chaitya or three-arched hill and river symbol ...
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Karli
... a 1st century BC Buddhist temple or chaitya cut out from stone. At 40m long ... in height, it is the largest such chaitya in India]. The aisle of the temple ...
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Glossary of the History of Indian Art religieux/Monde   (translated from French)
... Ardha-Mandapa B Bada Bhogamandir C Cella Chaitya Confined D Dagoba Deul Dvarapala G Garbha ...
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Category:Jain temples and tirthas
... in this section of this category. * Derasar Chaitya Tirtha B Bawangaja Bhojpur, Madhya Pradesh D ...
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User:Csbodine
... Madhyamaka Bodhicitta Metta Dharani Two Truths Doctrine Chaitya Vijnana Kalachakra Ten spiritual realms Culture Western ...
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User:Beyondcapricorn
... Madhyamaka Bodhicitta Metta Dharani Two Truths Doctrine Chaitya Vijnana Kalachakra Ten spiritual realms Culture Western ...
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