Indian Architecture (Buddhist and Hindu Periods) c48.48

c48.48

*Vahana mandapa*, (Chalukyan) hall in which the *vahanas* or temple vehicles are stored *Vastu Sastra*, "Rules of Architecture" *Vat*, Buddhist monument (Siamese) Vault, arched covering over any space Vedas, ancient sacred books, the foundation of Hinduism; they give their name to the Vedic Age *Vedi*, alter, also a wall or screen *Vedica*, Buddhist railing Vestibule, ante-room *Vihara*, Buddhist or Jain monastery *Vimana*, towered sanctuary containing the cell in which the deity is enshrined. *Vira ghanta*, sacred bell, a common decorative motif. *Vishana*, horns *Visvakarma*, Lord of the Arts, patron saint of the craftsman Vitruvius, Roman architect, military engineer and writer, in the days of Cæsar and Augustus Volute, scroll or spiral. *Vyali*, leogryph