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What does lsquo Chaitya rsquo in Buddhist architecture refer to ........

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What does ‘Chaitya’ in Buddhist architecture refer to?

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SSC MTS 12th July 2022 Shift-1

Buddha relic

Prayer hall

Residence

Monastery

- Chaitya in Buddhist architecture denotes a specific part of a Buddhist complex.

- Option 1: Buddha relic

- Refers to physical remains of Buddha or his personal effects kept in stupas or special structures, but not a chaitya.

- Option 2: Prayer hall

- A Chaitya is indeed a prayer hall where monks and devotees congregate for worship.

- These halls often have a stupa at one end.

- Correct Answer.

- Option 3: Residence

- Monks live in a residence known as a Vihara, not a chaitya.

- Option 4: Monastery

- A monastery, or Vihara, is a complex for monastic living, different from a chaitya.

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