Glossary · M
Medhi
The circular terrace or drum on which the dome of a stupa stands, carrying an upper path for circumambulation.
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.
Nearby in the glossary
Marche · Martyrium · Maru · Mastaba · Megalith · Megaron · Metope · Mihrab