- Cetiya, "reminders" or "memorials" (Sanskrit
caitya), are
objects and
places used by
Buddhists to
remember Gautama Buddha.
According to
Damrong Rajanubhab...
- position,
called caitya. In
early Buddhist inscriptions in India,
stupa and
caitya appear to be
almost interchangeable,
though caitya has a
broader meaning...
-
Buddhist Caityas, such as Swayambhunath, Boudhanath,
Kathmandu and the four "Ashoka"
stupas of Patan, and
another two
hundred stone Caityas dating from...
- the
finest examples of
stone architecture found in the subcontinent. A
caitya is
placed in
almost all
courtyards in
cities like Patan.
Stone inscriptions...
- A chaitya,
chaitya hall, chaitya-griha, (Sanskrit:
Caitya; Pāli: Cetiya)
refers to a shrine, sanctuary,
temple or
prayer hall in
Indian religions. The term...
- that has
fallen apart". In a
literal sense,
Gajah Mada is the
builder of
caitya for Kertanegara,
which did not
exist before. In a
figurative sense, he can...
-
inscription was
written to
commemorate the 1351
restoration of a
funerary caitya temple dedicated to King
Kertanegara of
Singhasari who died in 1214 Saka...
- for the
inscriptions recording the
donation of
various portions of the
caitya. The cave was
certainly completed before the
engraving of the
Nahapana inscription...
-
Lonely Planet Nepal (2005). Swayambhu. Gutschow,
Niels (1997). The
Nepalese Caitya: 1500
Years of
Buddhist Votive Architecture in the
Kathmandu Valley. Edition...
- tank (almost
square in plan,
about 25
meters on one side),
another large caitya complex, four new stupas, and
other monuments. It also
yielded evidence...
