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kaffu
GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS kapata ; 'cornios-like sexed moulding usually crowning the basement
(adhisphina or vedi-bandha). karna " quoin or corner; corner-projection. Karrea-keto shrine or turret raised over the karpa or corner. karno-driga turret rising over the karna or corner. karnika i knifo-edge moulding; thin fillet-like moulding.
intervening octagonal portion between the bottom and top
squares of a pillar. käyotsarga same as khadgasana or the posture adopted by standing
Tirtharkaras. khattaka elaborately-carved projecting niche resembling oriel-window. khajvárga human skull placed on a bone (attribute of a terrific divinity). khura
lowest moulding of the basement (vedi-bandha). kicaka atlas; stunted figure supporting a load or superstructure. kirttimukha lion-like head constituting an art-design of symbolical
significance. kşipta-vitāna a concave ceiling. kūdu (Tamil) an arched opening projecting from the flexed cornice (kapota);
same as caitya-window. kumbha
a moulding of the basement (vedi-bandha) coming above the
khura; upper member of the south-Indian pillar-capital. kumbhika
ornamental base of a pillar. küța-chädya carved eave-projection or awning.
lalața-bimba lalitäsana
figure carved on the middle of the lintel or architrave. easy posture with one leg flexed and placed on the seat and the other gracefully suspended from the seat.
madhya-bandha band with a relief or frieze at the middle of a member such as
jangha or pillar. maha-mandapa central pillared hall of a medieval temple with openings on the
lateral sides. makara-torana entrance-decoration or festoon issuing from the mouths of
makaras (crocodiles). mäna-stambha 'free-standing pillar-standard crowned by Jina images.
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