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| In Buddhist architecture, the mound of earth and stones erected over relics of the Buddha or, by extension, over the remains of a holy person. |
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| In India, a traditional memorial erected over the grave of an honoured person. |
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| A structure built to enclose the chaitya and permit circulation around it. |
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| The square railing at the top of the stupa. |
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| A triple-tiered umbrella form set atop the stupa, symbolic of the Bodhi tree under which Buddha gained enlightenment. |
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| An elaborate entrance into a Buddhist shrine. |
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| The "womb chamber" or shrine room at the heart of a Hindu temple. (HINT: under the shikhara) |
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| The geometrical diagram based on a subdivided square that is used to generate proportions for Hindu temple designs. |
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| The tall curving roof, often with a parabolic profile, that rises like an artificial mountain over the garbhagriha in a Hindu temple. |
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| A monumental gateway erected on axis with the temple. |
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| Front entry hall of a Hindu temple. |
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