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________________ Glossory 559 Sūtradhāra Stūpa an architect a Buddhist monument erected to hold sacred relics Simba Karņa Sopāna Śakti Śanku Śankusthāpana Sankhadvāra 60 Śākbā Śālabhanjika arch-key flight of steps, stairs, stair-case ladder female divinity A stake, a post, a peg, a pole, a measuring rod. the gnomon by means of which the cardinal points are ascribed for the orientation of buildings. the placing of Sanku same as Candrašila same as Dvāra sākha the door frame, the jamb semidivine female figure usually placed as a bracket of the pillar Pada, compartments of ground plan, Tala, parts of Tala the spire or tower of a temple, the top, an apex, the lower part of the finjal, the tapering superstructure capital, upper portion of column or pilaster one of the upper-most members of pillar the science of architecture Spinga having one andaka Salā 6 1 śikhara Sirşa62 Śirāvați Śilpa Sastra Śrivatsa Şringa 59. Local term 'Hāthaņi”. 60. Local term Sankhāvata 61. Local term Gāla 62. Local term Sira. Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
SR No.006728
Book TitleStructural Temples of Gujarat
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorKantilal F Sompura
PublisherGujarat University Ahmedabad
Publication Year1968
Total Pages868
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English
File Size31 MB
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