Chaitya and Vihara

8/9/2019 Chaitya and Vihara

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ARC215-HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE II- SUKRITI

BUDDHIS

ARCHITECTU


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CHAITYA HALLS

A chaityais a Buddhist shri! "r #ra$!rha%% &ith a stu#a at "! !d'

I ("d!r t!)ts " Idia ar*hit!*tur!+

th! t!r( chaitya-griha is ",t! us!d'


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Chait$as &!r! *"stru*t!d t" h"%d %ar! u(.!rs", devoteesad t" #r"/id! shelter for them'

Iitia%%$ r!%ii"us rit!s &!r! *"du*t!d in the

oen+ .ut s%"&%$ a**"rdi t" th! !!ds+ ha%%s&!r! itr"du*!d'

As Idol !orshi !/"%/!d+ t!(#%!s t" h"us!

d!iti!s &!r! r!0uir!d'


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"eneral Characteristics

Asidal lan'

#illars in colonnades ",

"*ta"a% s!*ti" ad&ith"ut *a#ita%s ad .as!'

assi/! #i%%ar!d #"rti*" "r

vesti$%lei ,r"t'

Th!r! is a s%n !indo! ith! *!tr! ", th! ar*h&a$t" %!t i su%iht'


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Kar%! Ca/!s


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Kar%! Ca/!s

Kar%! i #%nedistri*t ", aharashtra'

It is 3 (!tr!s %"+ 15 (!tr!s hih ad 15(!tr!s .r"ad

&' octagonal illars " ."th sid!s ", th!,a4ad!

B!hid th!( is a /!sti.u%!+ th! ,r"t is

(ad! ", a r"* *ut s*r!!'

th! %ar!st ", th! *a/! t!(#%!s


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Etra*! &as .$ & door!ays.Th!r! ar! #i%%ar!d ais%!s+ !ith &' closely

set illars'Th! s%n ( !indo! %!ts i %iht'


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6u!sti"air!

7hat is *hait$a &hat is it a%s" "& as8

#rayer hall) Chaitya griha

7h$ &as *hait$a itr"du*!d8

To shelter devotees for idol !orshi I &hat sha#! usua%%$ *hai$a is #%a!d8

Asidal lan' Di(!si"s ", ar%! *a/!s 8

*+ metres long, metres high and metres $road

H"& (a$ ad9a*!t #i%%ars ar! th!r! i ar%! *a/!8

&' octagonal illars


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:iharas

/ihara is r!,!rr!d t";d!ellings; "r ;r!,u!s;us!d .$&ad!ri ("s durith! rai$ s!as" assh!%t!r'

C"sists ", a oenco%rt surr"ud!d .$"#! *!%%s a**!ssi.%!thr"uh a !tra*!#"r*h'

Th!$ &!r! usua%%$ .ui%t", st"! "r .ri*'


11/18iharas at A ata E%%"ra'

ih 9 %%


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:iharas at A9ata+ E%%"ra' S"(! ", th! i(#"rtat Buddhist /iharas ar!

th"s! at A9ata+ E%%"ra'

T!enty-0ve", th! r"*-*ut *a/!s ", A9ataar! /iharas'

:iharas ", A9ata ar! ", di1erent si2es'

Th!r! is a illared verandah i ,r"t+ ,r"(&hi*h d""rs ad &id"&s %!ad it" th! (ai

ha%%'


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Th! side !alls of the hall have doors ,"rth! ("s t" !t!r th!ir *!%%s'

I th! *!tr! ", th! r!ar &a%% is a d""r&a$

%!adi it" a shri! ha/i th! r"* *uti(a! ", Buddha &hi*h is *a%(+ s"%!( adis#ri'


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Isid! th!r! ar! t!o Bodhiattvas stadi ia r!%a)!d #"s!'

At th! ,ar !d+ th!r! is a i(#"si stu#a

ha/i th! i(a! ", Buddha'


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Th! fresco aintings " th! &a%%s ad*!i%is ", A9ata ar! "& ,"r th!ir artisti*/a%u!s'

Th! th!(!s ", th! #aitis ar! dra& ,r"(th!


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6u!sti"air!

7hat is a :ihara8

Residential d!ellings

H"& is th! .asi* #%a ", a :ihara8

An oen co%rt s%rro%nded $y oen cells forresiding :iharas &!r! (ad! ", &hi*h (at!ria%s8

Stone or $ric3'

H"& (a$ *a/!s i A9ata ar! :iharas8T!enty-0veall of di1erent si2es

7hat &!r! th! th!(!s ", ,r!s*" #aitis i A9ata*a/!s8

4ata3a tales and life of B%dhha


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ASSIG?E?T

R"*-*ut *a/!ar*hit!*tur!

@Tu!sda$ 12thAu1

?OTE G!!ra% Chara*t!rsti*s ad a$t&" !)a(#%!s

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