The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: A Study of Indo-Aryan Civilisation c13.11

c13.11

The two-storied monastic dwelling shown in the same plate is also from the Bharhut reliefs. It resembles in general arrangement some Buddhist monasteries in Sikkim, which have a large prayer-wheel fixed in a verandah on the ground floor so that passers-by can turn it; the upper floor combining a shrine and living-accommodation for the monks who attend it.