Indian Architecture (Buddhist and Hindu Periods) c48.42

c48.42

*Śilpi laksmana*, architect *Siṅha*, lion. *Siṅhasana*, lion throne, throne for a statue of the Buddha, usually supported on figures of lions *Siṅha stambha*, lion pillar *Śiras*, capital of a pillar *Śiva kanda*, pentagonal pillar *Skanda kanda*, hexagonal pillar Soffit, underside of any architectural member *Soma sutra*, spout to carry away oblations in the shrine of a temple *Sopana*, flight of steps, stairs *Śrīdhara*, pillar with octagonal shaft and square base *Śriṅga*, quarter sikhara like a turret attached to the main sikhara Staggered, not opposite, not in line *Stambha*, column, pillar (in Gujarati, *tekana*). Steeple, spire, *sikhara*, lofty structure above a church. Stele, upright slab or pillar sometimes inscribed as a gravestone Stellate, arranged like a star, radiating Stencil, pattern inscribed or painted by means of a cut plate Stereobate, solid platform *Sthapti*, master craftsman Stockade, line of posts as a fence or barrier Story, *bhumikha*, space between two adjacent floors String-course, a horizontal moulding often under a parapet Strut, wood, stone or iron set up to bear weight or pressure; a brace Stucco, kind of plaster or cement for coating surfaces Stupa, originally a funeral mound or tumulus, but erected by the Buddhists either to enshrine a relic or to commemorate some sacred site. Stylobate, the base or sub-structure on which a colonnade is placed. *Suci*, cross bars in a Buddhist railing *Sukhanasi* (Chalukyan) temple vestibule Sun window, chaitya window, large arched opening in the facade of a chaitya hall or Buddhist temple. Supercolumniation, one row of pilasters or pillars in a story above another. *Suraj-mukhi*, "sun-face", a symbolic decorative element *Surya*, the sun god.