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abhaya
adhisthana
agra-mandapa
anarpita-hāra
andaka
antarala
antarapatra
ardha
mand apa arpita-hara
asana-patta
Aṣṭāpada
asva-thara
atibhanga
äyäga-pata
bandhana
bhadra bhadra-pitha
bhamati
bharani
bhiffa
GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS
hand-gesture (mudra) of offering protection. moulded basement of a temple, synonym for vedi-bandha. same as mukha-mandapa; entrance-porch.
a hara standing free from the main wall of the vimāna. turret-design.
intermediate compartment between shrine and mandapa.
a recessed moulding coming between two projected mouldings. pillared hall of one bay usually at the entrance; same as mukhamandapa.
a hara attached to the main wall of the vimāna.
a flat moulding of the kakşasana or balconied window.
the eight-terraced mountain (or its representation) where Adinatha attained nirvana.
frieze of horses.
with exaggerated flexion.
slab carved with sacred Jaina figures and symbols.
a projected moulding dividing the jangha into the upper and lower sections.
central projection of a shrine.
a variety of south-Indian moulded pedestal.
colonnaded passage of a medieval Jaina temple.
pillar-capital.
sub-base of a temple.
caitya-window same as kūḍu or caitya-dormer design.
candra-sila
lowest step shaped like half-moon.
caturmukha
same as caumukha(i) or sarvatobhadra; a type of shrines or shrine or shrine-model with openings on all the four sides.
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