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GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL WORDS.
abhayamudra abhiseka acharya antarala
अभयमुद्रा अभिषेक
आचार्य 3THIRTET
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ardhacandra sila ardhanimilita asanapitha chhajja
375 PTT = 3tefna =
TO =
छज्जा
position of the palm as if giving protection. consecration. preceptor. a dark cell between the sanctum and the front hall of a temple half moon stone or crecent stone half closed. sitting pedestal. slanting projection between the superstructure and roof of a temple. a window over the opening usually found in Buddhist sanctuaries. a tree associated with Jain Tirthankaras. guards holding fly whisks. a unit of 24 Tirthankaras. the pedestal holding the symbol of the Tirthankaras.
chaitya gavaksha चैत्यगवाक्ष
caitya vrksha chamaradharis chauvimsi chinhapitha
चैत्यवृक्ष चमरधारी चौबीसी चिह्नपीठ
dvara dvarashakha dvitithika gajakalasha
द्वार द्वारशाखा द्वितीर्थिका गजकलश
door. door jamb. a unit of two Tirthankaras a motif showing two elephants holding the pots of auspicious water. Goddess of prosperity lakshmi with two elephants on either side. sanctum sanctorum. window. (eye of the cow) the motif of a pot with foliage.
gajalakshmi
गजलक्ष्मी
garbhagrha gavaksha ghatapallava
गर्भगृह गवाक्ष
घटपल्लव
jagati jangha
जगती जंघा
lower boundary wall of the plinth. the side wall of a temple.
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kapota kirtimukha
कपोत कीर्तिमुख
a pigeon rest of the parapet. arched scroll band with a lion face in the centre of an image
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