chaitya

A chaitya is a sacred or a large tree which stands firm on its roots and about which all round a platform of earth is raised.

The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli

Deputy Superintendent Archaeological Survey of India also spoke on the occasion and threw light on the history of the Akhnoor town and said that Ambaran dates back to the Kushan times and excavations have uncovered chaitya, stupa and remains of a monastery here.

JK Minister Flags off Heritage Walk at Ambaran at Akhnoor in Jammu 2009

He speaks of Atman as the transcendant essence of the being, and psychic being/chaitya purusha/antaratman/soul as the being in the becoming, it has a divine essence but it grows and is built through the existence.

A divine life which implies the physical immortality Tusar N Mohapatra 2006

Buddhist chaitya resembles in some points the plan of the early

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913

To the first class belong largely the Buddhist temples (chaitya), while the latter form is preferred by the Brahmins.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913

Fergusson further says that this temple, or chaitya, is older and better preserved than any other in India, and may be assigned to a period about

From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan 1861

This disagreement is very embarrassing when people try to conjecture the antiquity of this or that vihara or chaitya.

From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan 1861

It is a chaitya based on the ancient Indian work of Shariputra's stupa found at Nalanda University, and also incorporates Nepalese architecture, which is then beautified by Tibetan artworks, Rinpoche said.

CNET News.com 2011

The second class of temples have an oval form, and have majestic lofty portals leading immediately into the interior; they are called chaitya.

A Woman's Journey Round the World Ida Pfeiffer 1827

The artist draws from this archive of imagery as seeks to connect architectural monuments with a familiar range of sacred motifs: chaitya, stupa and mandala, bodhi tree, lotus, prayer wheel and prayer flags, hand mudras and tibetan clouds.

hustler of culture 2009