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chaitya
chaitya (ˈtʃaɪtjə) [Skr., relating to a funeral pile or mound (citā); as n., funeral monument, sacred tree, etc.] A Buddhist place or object of reverence or worship. Cf. chorten.1875 Encycl. Brit. II. 394 Of the next two classes of Buddhist architecture, the temples (Chaityas) and monasteries (Vihar... Oxford English Dictionary
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Chaitya
A chaitya, chaitya hall, chaitya-griha, (Sanskrit:Caitya; Pāli: Cetiya) refers to a shrine, sanctuary, temple or prayer hall in Indian religions. Development of the chaitya Early Chaitya halls are known from the 3rd century BCE. wikipedia.org
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Chaitya Bhoomi
Chaitya Bhoomi (IAST: Caityabhūmī, Officially: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Mahaparinirvan Memorial) is a Buddhist chaitya and the cremation place of B. The Chaitya Bhoomi was inaugurated by Meerabai Yashvant Ambedkar, the daughter-in-law of B. R. Ambedkar, on 5 December 1971. wikipedia.org
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vihara
vihara (viˈhaːra) Also † vihar, vihare. [Skr.] In Sri Lanka and (Hist.) India, a Buddhist temple or monastery.1681 R. Knox Ceylon iii. iii. 74 Their Temples are styled Vehars... Many of the Vehars are endowed and have Farms belonging to them. 1875 [see chaitya]. 1901 Kipling Kim i. 8 There were..fra... Oxford English Dictionary
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Kalutara Chaitya
The Kalutara Chaitya is a Stupa (buddhist shrine) located immediately south of the Kalutara Bridge in the Kalutara District of Sri Lanka. The foundation was laid in 1964, and the pinnacle of the Chaitya was topped in January 1974. wikipedia.org
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chorten
chorten (tʃɔːˈtɛn) [Tibetan.] = chaitya.1891 Rockhill Land of Lamas 63 Pilgrims, when journeying to a shrine, perform prostrations before each ch'ürten met on the way thither. 1893 E. F. Knight Where three Empires Meet viii. 126 Gigantic chortens, or sarcophagi, of dried mud, gaily painted, containi... Oxford English Dictionary
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Somawathiya Chaitya
The Somawathiya Chaitya (, ) is a Buddhist Stupa situated in the ancient city of Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. Chaitya premises is called the Somawathiya Rajamaha Viharaya. wikipedia.org
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Padma Chaitya Bihar
Padma Chaitya Bihar is a Buddhist monastery located in Butwal, Nepal. It was established in when the Newar people came for settlement in this area. wikipedia.org
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buddhism stupa definition
A related architectural term is a chaitya, which is a prayer hall or temple. In Buddhism, circumambulation or pradakhshina is an important ritual.
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Tulja Caves
The cave has circular Chaitya hall surrounded by twelve octagonal pillars around Stupa. They consist of a number of cells and two small viharas, with a Chaitya cave of a form quite unique. wikipedia.org
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Karla Caves
Great Chaitya cave The main cave, called the Great Chaitya cave, or Cave No.8, features a large, intricately carved chaitya, or prayer hall, dating back Influences Several Chaitya Caves were built in imitation of the Great Chaitya at Karla. wikipedia.org
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Kaathe Swyambhu
Kaathe Swayambhu Shree Gha Chaitya (Nepali:काठे स्वयम्भु श्री घ: चैत्य) is a miniature replica of Swayambhunath. In 1647, the chaitya was de-consecrated, but restored by Vajracharya in 1653. wikipedia.org
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Yudaganawa
Yudaganawa Chaitya The Chaitya at Yudaganawa has a circumference of and was initially thought to be a Kota Vehera - a large stupa built half way with Some historians believe that it was the site of an already existing chaitya, which was then reconstructed and named Yudagana Chaitya. wikipedia.org
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Guntupalli Group of Buddhist Monuments
The rock-cut part of the site has two Buddhist caves, a chaitya hall and a large group of stupas. The chaitya hall has a rare carved stone entrance replicating wooden architecture, a simpler version of that at the Lomas Rishi Cave. wikipedia.org
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Pitalkhora
Chronology of the Chaitya hall (Cave 3) The Chaitya hall, Cave 3 of Pitalkhora, represents an important marker in the chronology of the Chaitya hall design It is thought that the chronology of these early Chaitya Caves is as follows: first, in the 1st century BCE, Cave 9 at Kondivite Caves and then Cave 12 wikipedia.org
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