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Anda
Sanskrit for “egg”: the hemispherical dome of a stupa.
See also: Stupa
Rules that use the word
The stupa: a solid mound with a crown. Build the stupa as a solid hemispherical mound (anda) over relics, on a circular terrace (medhi), and crown it with a railed enclosure (harmika) and a mast of parasols (chattra).
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters South and Southeast Asia.
A feature of Buddhist India architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
Alternating supports · Amalaka · Ambulatory · Anathyrosis · Ang · Anta · Antarala · Anticlastic