Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c13.12
Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c13.12
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c13.12
VIHĀRA: The other architectural formation in rock-cut style was the monastery for the accommodation of the monks, which was known as the Vihāra. A typical Vihāra consisted of a square central hall, entered by a doorway, in front of which was a verandah or a porch. The central hall was surrounded on two or three sides by square cells, each serving as the abode of a monk. [Fig. 113].