chaityan.

/ˈtʃʌɪtjə/

Etymology: Sanskrit, relating to a funeral pile or mound (citā); as n., funeral monument, sacred tree, etc.

A Buddhist place or object of reverence or worship. Cf. chorten n.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > [noun] > object of

fear1535

worshipa1625

chaitya1875

chorten1891

society > faith > artefacts > sanctuary or holy place > temple > [noun] > Buddhist

pagoda1582

varella1588

kiack1599

varelle1599

vihara1681

wat1844

chaitya1875

1875 Encycl. Brit. II. 394 Of the next two classes of Buddhist architecture, the temples (Chaityas) and monasteries (Viharas), no built examples exist in India.

1882 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 500 The peculiar Buddhist objects of adoration which we know as dagobas or chaityas.

1920 Blackwood's Mag. May 622/1 Rows of pyramidical chaityas.

1927 A. Huxley Proper Stud. 181 The old Chaitya or meeting-hall of the Buddhists.

1945 S. Piggott Some Anc. Cities India 51 The rock-cut structures fall into two classes—chaityas or halls of worship and viharas or monasteries.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	chaitya
释义	chaityan. /ˈtʃʌɪtjə/ Etymology: Sanskrit, relating to a funeral pile or mound (citā); as n., funeral monument, sacred tree, etc. A Buddhist place or object of reverence or worship. Cf. chorten n. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > [noun] > object of fear1535 worshipa1625 chaitya1875 chorten1891 society > faith > artefacts > sanctuary or holy place > temple > [noun] > Buddhist pagoda1582 varella1588 kiack1599 varelle1599 vihara1681 wat1844 chaitya1875 1875 Encycl. Brit. II. 394 Of the next two classes of Buddhist architecture, the temples (Chaityas) and monasteries (Viharas), no built examples exist in India. 1882 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 500 The peculiar Buddhist objects of adoration which we know as dagobas or chaityas. 1920 Blackwood's Mag. May 622/1 Rows of pyramidical chaityas. 1927 A. Huxley Proper Stud. 181 The old Chaitya or meeting-hall of the Buddhists. 1945 S. Piggott Some Anc. Cities India 51 The rock-cut structures fall into two classes—chaityas or halls of worship and viharas or monasteries. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1875
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