Indian Architecture (Buddhist and Hindu Periods) c48.44

c48.44

Tabernacle, small movable sanctuary, also canopied stall. *Tadi*, a kind of necking in a Dravidian capital *Tala*, story *Talapattana*, pavement *Tala prishtha*, lower of the two tiers of a plinth *Tandava*, dance of Śiva Temenos, sacred precincts of a temple or sanctuary Tempera, distemper; method of mural painting by means of a "body," such as white pigment *Thakur bari*, sanctuary (Bengal) *Tirthankara*, Jain religious reformer Titanic, gigantic, superhuman *Tol* quarter or ward of a town (Nepal) Topiary, art of clipping shrubs into ornamental shapes. *Torana*, gateway of Indian design *Torii*, gateway of a Japanese temple Torus, convex moulding chiefly used in pillar bases Tower, *sikhara* Trabeate, use of beams in construction as distinct from arches Tracery, ornamental perforated pattern Transept, cross or transverse compartments of a building Transom, horizontal divisions or cross-bars to windows Trefoil, arranged in three lobes Triforium, gallery or arcade above the arches of the nave *Trikatachala* (Chalukyan) triple shrine or three-celled temple *Trimurti*, Hindu Triad. *Triptadhara*, short cylindrical member over the amla Triple Umbrella, *chhatravali* (Buddhist) *Triratha deul*, a structure having three pilasters on the facade. *Trisula*, trident, emblem of Śiva Truncated, cut off at top Truss, support for a roof, bridge, etc Tudor Gothic, late perpendicular style which flourished in England from the reign of Henry VII to that of Elizabeth; 16th century. Tumulus, a mound, often funerary, presumed origin of the stupa Turrets, small towers Tympanum, triangular space within the cornices of a pediment