khang pa brtsegs pa

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khang pa brtsegs pa

An acceptable form of shelter for a monk, as identified in the Four Resources section of the ordination ritual. Also, terraced cottage, tower, pavilion, penthouse, etc.

Distinctive Indian assembly hall or temple with one ground-floor room and a high ornamental roof, sometimes a barrel shape with apses but more usually a tapering roof, tower, or spire, containing at least one additional upper room within the structure. Kūṭāgāra literally means "upper chamber" and is short for kūṭāgāraśala, "hall with an upper chamber or chambers." The Mahābodhi Temple in Bodhgaya is an example of a kūṭāgāra.

Distinctive Indian assembly hall or temple with one ground-floor room and a high ornamental roof, sometimes a barrel shape with apses but more usually a tapering roof, tower, or spire, containing at least one additional upper room within the structure. Kūṭāgāra literally means "upper chamber" and is short for kūṭāgāraśala, "hall with an upper chamber or chambers." The Mahābodhi temple in Bodhgaya is an example of a kūṭāgāra.

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