| Title | Vihara architecture style |
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| Description | Ancient Indian monastic architecture designed for Buddhist monks, featuring residential cells arranged around a central courtyard, often adorned with stupas and chaityas. |
| Tags | Monastery Buddhist Residential Courtyard Residence Meditation Community Learning Monastic architecture Buddhism Jainism |
| Style ID | INHF-564721682-18-11-25-VC |
| URI | https://www.inheritage.foundation/aat/styles/vihara-architecture-style |
| API Endpoint | https://inheritage.foundation/api/v1/aat/styles/vihara-architecture-style |
| Total Sites | 3 |
| Primary Sites | 0 |
| Created | November 19, 2025 |
| Last Updated | November 19, 2025 |
| Regions | Pan-India India Sri Lanka Southeast Asia Pan-Indian |
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| Time Periods | 2nd century BCE - 12th century CE 2nd century BCE-Present Ancient India Early Medieval India |
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| Dynasties | Maurya Dynasty Kushana Dynasty Gupta Dynasty |
| Sacred Contexts | Buddhist monasteries Jain monasteries |
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| Associated Deities | Buddha Bodhisattvas Mahavira |
| Primary Materials | Brick Stone Wood |
|---|---|
| Architectural Features | Courtyard Cells Stupa Chaitya Meditation hall Refectory Library Courtyards Assembly halls Stupas |
| Keywords | Monastery Buddhist Residential Courtyard Residence Meditation Community Learning Monastic architecture Buddhism Jainism |
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| Title | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Buddhist Architecture | Book | |
| Buddhist Monasteries of the Western Himalaya | book | |
| The Art and Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent | Book | Overview of Vihara architecture. |
| Site Name | Status | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jokhang Temple Lhasa Tibet | Secondary | 100% |
| Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara Colombo Sri Lanka | Secondary | 100% |
| Ramoche Temple Lhasa Tibet | Secondary | 100% |