Indian Architecture (Buddhist and Hindu Periods) c47.13

c47.13

The Do Thal (XI) and the Tin Thal (XII) are three storied *viharas*. They belong approximately to the same period as the Visvakarma, although they may have been cut a little later than the other *viharas* compared with which they seem to be better constructed and to represent a more advanced stage of architectural development Further, they contain many more sculptured figures of the Buddha, the Bodhisattvas and other divine or semi-divine beings connected with Buddhist mythology than are usually found in Mahayana *viharas*.