HOA3 - INDIAN, TIBET, MYANMAR ARKI

MANDIR (TEMPLE)

- enlightenment

MANDALA

- a DIAGRAM that REPRESENTS the COSMOS metaphysically or symbolically

- represent BALANCE

- CIRCLE

STAMBHAS

- PILLAR symbolizes the WORLD AXIZ

- COMMON to all types of INDIAN ARKI

- CIRCULAR, OCTAGONAL or SQUARE SHAFTS

- polished sandstone or metal, around 15-21m high

ROCK-CUT SANCTUARIES / CAVE TEMPLES

- much EASIER to EXCAVATE than piling up stone

PURUSHA

- UNIVERSAL ESSCENCE at the CORE of HINDU TRADITION

VATSU

- BUILDING

HINDU TEMPLE

- BUILT at a picturesque and harmonous place near NATURAL SOURCE of WATER, forests, gardems, etc

EAST

- the HINDU TEMPLES should always face ____

VIMANA

- SANCTUARY as a WHOLE

GARBHAGRIHA

- INNER SANCTUM

- the WOMB CHAMBER

SHIKHARA

- TOWER ABOVE the GARBHAGRIHA

PADRAKSHINA PATHA

- AMBULATORY PASSAGEWAY for circumambulation

GOPURAM

- SCULPTURED GATEWAY

- RECTANGULAR in form

- tapering DIVIDED into many STORIES

AMALAKA

- cupola

- cushion typeoor flattened fluted melon shaped massive stone member

- CROWNING THE TOP OF SHIKHARA

MANDAPA

- PILLARED OUTDOOR HALL in front of the garbhagriha

- ASSEMBLY of the devotees

STUPAS

- DOMICAL MOUNDS

- FUNERARY CUSTOM

MEHGARH

- FIRST URBAN CIVILIZATION of SOUTH ASIA

MEDHI

- RAISED BASE in one or two stages

ANDA

- SOLID DOME

HARMIKA

- SQUARE PEDESTAL crowned by an apex

WET AREAS

- MYANMAR ARKI

- materials used in these areas are

- STONES

- CLAY for bricks roof and pottery

- SOFT and HARDWOOD timber

DRY AREAS

- MYANMAR ARKI

- materials used in these areas are

- TEAK- SATIN- HARDWOODS

SIGIRAYA

- CITY ON A ROCK HILL

- withstood many invasions and counter invaded south india

CHORTEN

- tibetan stupa

- dome is SMALLER and SPIRE is more PROMINENT

TIBETAN BUILDING CHARACTER

- ORGANIC DESING

- us of NATURAL MATERIALS

- FLAT ROOFS with parapets in CENTRAL AND WESTERN

- SLOPING ROOFS covered either in slate, shingles, or ceramic tiles

- SYMMETRICAL

MYANMAR

- THE LAND OF PAGODAS

TORANAS

- typical GATEWAY of the temple mostly foumd in north INDIAN TEMPLE

- free-standing ORNAMENTED GATEWAY