Chaitya hall

DEFINITION

An Indian shrine, especially a Buddhist prayer-hall having a votive stupa at one end.(pr. CHI:T-yə)Example: This chaitya hall is inside one of the 29 caves cut into living rock at Ajanta, India, over a period of 800 years. A stupa sits at the back of the hall.Also see cathedral, chandi, Hindu art, and mosque.