[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911) › c8.26 # A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c8.26 A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c8.26 - **Language:** English ### [c8.26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c8.26) The church, or 'chaitya-hall' of Fergusson, was a form of architecture peculiar to Buddhism, not being suitable for the ritual of either Jains or orthodox Hindus. The best structural example still standing is that at Tēr, probably the ancient Tagara, in the Sholāpur District, Bombay, which has escaped destruction by being built into - [Previous: c8.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c8.25) - [Next: c8.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c8.27) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c8.26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c8.26) · Pramāṇa