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ĀYAKA-SKAMBHA (*see under* STAMBHA)—A sort of pillar built upon the rectangular projection from the dome and drum-like parts of the Mahāchaityas (of Amaravati and Nagarjunakonda). Their identification has been rendered certain by the inscriptions they contain; therein these pillars are designated as ‘Āyaka-khambha.’ According to Vogel (*Ep. Ind.*, xx, p. 2) it ‘had no structural function but utilized for sculpturing in low relief, Buddhist emblems and dedicatory inscriptions.’ Vaddari Apparao thinks that it means ‘a pillar erected near the gate.’—(*Indian Culture*, October, 1936, pp. 389–390.)