| Title | Indian Buddhist Monastery architecture style |
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| Description | This style, originating in India, adapts monastic design principles to Buddhist contexts, often incorporating viharas, stupas, and chaityas within a unified complex, reflecting the spread of Buddhism along trade routes. |
| Tags | Vihara Stupa Chaitya Buddhism Monastery Sangharama Torana Harmika Anda Medhi Silk Road Buddhism Dharma Buddhist Art Meditation Buddhist India |
| Style ID | INHF-824148762-18-11-25-IT |
| URI | https://www.inheritage.foundation/aat/styles/indian-buddhist-monastery-architecture-style |
| API Endpoint | https://inheritage.foundation/api/v1/aat/styles/indian-buddhist-monastery-architecture-style |
| Total Sites | 5 |
| Primary Sites | 4 |
| Created | November 19, 2025 |
| Last Updated | November 19, 2025 |
| Regions | Bihar Uttar Pradesh Maharashtra Kashmir Gandhara Bengal Andhra Pradesh India |
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| Time Periods | 3rd century BCE 6th century CE 2nd century BCE 1st century CE 2nd century CE 3rd century CE 4th century CE 5th century CE 7th century CE 8th century CE 9th century CE 10th century CE 3rd century BCE to 12th century CE 3rd century BCE - 12th century CE |
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| Dynasties | Maurya Shunga Kushan Gupta Mauryan Empire Kushan Empire Gupta Empire Pala Empire Kushana Pala |
| Sacred Contexts | Buddhist monasteries Viharas Chaityas Stupas Chaityagrihas |
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| Associated Deities | Buddha Bodhisattvas Tara |
| Primary Materials | Brick Stone Wood Mud brick |
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| Architectural Features | Viharas Stupas Chaitya halls Meditation cells Prakara (enclosure walls) Viharas (monastic cells) Meditation halls Circumambulatory paths Gateways (Toranas) Chaityas Cells Courtyards Toranas Monastic cells Vihara Stupa Chaitya Assembly halls |
| Keywords | Vihara Stupa Chaitya Buddhism Monastery Sangharama Torana Harmika Anda Medhi Silk Road Buddhism Dharma Buddhist Art Meditation Buddhist India |
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| Title | Type | Notes |
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| The Art of Ancient India: Buddhist, Hindu, Jain | book | |
| The Art of Buddhism | Book | General overview of Buddhist art and architecture. |
| Indian Architecture (Buddhist and Hindu Periods) | Book | General overview of Buddhist architectural forms in India. |
| Site Name | Status | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Buddhist Temple of Qala-i Khumb Gorno-Badakhshan Tajikistan | Primary | 100% |
| Dandan-Uiliq Ruoqiang Xinjiang China | Primary | 100% |
| Khulbuk Buddhist Site of Shaartuz Tajikistan | Primary | 100% |
| Subashi Buddhist Temple Kuqa Xinjiang China | Primary | 100% |
| Ta Prohm Siem Reap Cambodia | Secondary | 100% |