The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: A Study of Indo-Aryan Civilisation c12.53
The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: A Study of Indo-Aryan Civilisation c12.53
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For other chaitya-houses of the Hînayâna school of Buddhism at Bhâjâ, Bedsâ, Nâsik, Ajantâ and elsewhere the reader must refer to the descriptions given by Fergusson and Dr. Burgess. They are all planned on the same principle, and it is quite easy to follow the symbolism of their structure and decoration by means of the description of the Kârlê chaitya-house given above. The later chaitya-houses of the Mahâyâna school will be taken in their chronological sequence.