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GLOSSARY OF TBCHNICAL TERMS
Tirthankara
comitatipatra catuski caumukha(7) chádya
a stela, frieze or image with the twenty-four
figures. bay; space between four pillars; same as cauki. same as caturmukha. eave-projection.
danda-chädya deva-kostha deva-kulika
straight ribbed awning or eave-projection. aiche containing image. small shrine; subsidiary shrine facing bhamati.
gaja-prsthakrti gajatalu gaja-thara garbha-gsha ghafa-pallava gopura gräsa-paffi
shrine shaped like elephant-back; apsidal. a component of ceiling resembling a coffered cusp. frieze of elephants. sanctum sanctorum or shrine-cell. design of pot-and-foliage. main gateway; structure over the entrance. a frieze of kirttimukhas. constriction below the finial of the superstructure.
griva
hära
string of miniature shrines comprising kūtas, salas and panjaras
decorating each storey of the south-Indian vimana. attic storey; attic portion of a south-Indian vimana.
harmya
jad ya-kumbha jagati jalaka jarigha
lowest moulding of the pitha (socle) of a medieval temple. platform, usually moulded. trellis-work, usually on the window or the Sikhara. middle portion of a temple above the basement and below the
śikhara. standing image of Mahavira wearing crown and ornaments.
Jivantasvāmin
kaksasana
principal moulding emulating a sloping back-rest of the
balconied window. torus-moulding often resembling a pitcher; lowermost member of the south-Indian pillar-capital.
kalaka
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