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‖ toran|ˈtoːran|
[Hindī tōran:—Skr. toraṇa arched portal.]
A sacred Buddhist gateway, of wood or stone, consisting of a pair of uprights with one or more (often three) cross-pieces; sometimes elaborately carved.
1886E. C. Robins Temple of Solomon (1887) 27 A design..based on the Japanese and Indian toran, like those forming gateways to the Great Tope at Sanchi. |