caitya-gṛha (English spelling) caityagrha

Japanese: caitya-gṛha(英語表記)caityagrha
caitya-gṛha (English spelling) caityagrha

...It can also refer to the stupa, the main object of worship for early Buddhists. A caitya-gṛha is a shrine that has a stupa as its principal image, and the Buddhist cave temples of western India consisted of shrines and several monasteries where bhikkhus resided. In ancient times, a chaitya hall was a circular hall in which a stupa was placed, or a circular hall with a rectangular antechamber added.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "caitya-gṛha" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また初期の仏教徒の主たる礼拝対象であるストゥーパを指すこともある。チャイティヤ堂caitya‐gṛhaとはストゥーパを本尊とする祠堂であり,西部インドの仏教石窟寺院は祠堂と比丘の止住するいくつかの僧院とで構成された。チャイティヤ堂は,古くはストゥーパを安置する円堂,または円堂に長方形の前室を付加した形式をとる。…

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