The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: A Study of Indo-Aryan Civilisation c13.20

c13.20

No sun-windows, either as decorative symbols or for giving light, appear on the front of this monastery. The hall is lighted through two doorways and two oblong windows. The head of the central doorway is sculptured with a toran like those at Bharhut and Sânchî, and two guardian deities (*dwâra-pâlas*) on either side protect it. Over the door are placed the three symbols of the Illumination (the bodhi tree), the Preaching of the Law (the wheel), and of Pari-Nirvâna (the stûpa).