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The inner chambers are divided into three classes, called *śivikā-garbha* or square halls, *nālikā-garbha* or rectangular halls, and *harmya-garbha* which appears to a be large dining-hall.³ The verandahs (*ālinda*) seem to have been a special characteristic of these buildings. The Blessed One (Buddha) says, ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, covered terraces, inner verandahs, and over-hanging eaves.’⁴ The storeyed buildings (*prāsāda*) are stated to be furnished with ‘a verandah to it, supported on pillars’ with capitals of elephant-head.⁵