Glossary · C
Chaitya
Also called chaityas, chaitya hall
A Buddhist sanctuary; in architecture, an apsidal hall, often rock-cut, with a stupa at the end of a vaulted nave.
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters South and Southeast Asia.
A feature of Buddhist India architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
Cejiao · Cella · Centring · Chadar · Charbagh · Chattra · Chevet · Chhajja