Architecturally, 3. Architecture also stupa is the most important
Buddhist structure. Unlike a pyramid it is, a solid.
structure mostly made, of bricks. Over the years
the shape of the Sri Lankan stupa has changed
from the original Indian. Form to a form of its own.
Main components of the Sri Lankan stupa are
shown in Fig. 10. The stupa dome, has one two or
.Three cylindrical terraces or basal rings at the
bottom. At, its top the dome carries the square
chamber which is, a. Solid structure having a
square plan. Then comes one or more cylinders
the, spire and the pinnacle. All, these components.
except the, square chamber are axisymmetric.
Originally the components above the dome were
similar to the Indian form. (Fig. 11), and consisted
.Of a hollow, square chamber inside which there
was a column carrying one or more umbrellas.
The umbrellas protected the. Stupa from rain when
the stupa was of very small size but when, the Figure 10. Main components of a Stupa
(1 2 3-Basal,,, ,,, rings 4-Dome 5-Square Chamber
6-Cylinder / s 7-Spire,,, 8-Mineret 9-Crystal)
Figure 11. Indian Form of Stupa
(1 2 3-Basal,,, Rings 4-Railing 5-Dome,,,6-Square
chamber (hollow), 7-Umbrella)
stupa became large the umbrellas became only
symbolic. In Sri Lanka by the 7th. Century, AD this
form has changed to the present form having a
solid square chamber cylinders and, a spire conical
.
Originally. When the stupas were of, small size
devotees kept flowers and other offerings on the
basal rings but as, the stupas got. Bigger so did the
.Basal rings and separate structures with tables to
offer flowers etc. Were built. In some stupas the
basal rings were. Added after the dome was built
(Fig. 9), and in some the they formed the plinth for
the dome. Some of the large stupas. Were also
provided with projections called vahalkadas (Fig.
10) or frontispieces [Paranavitana 1946]. These
numbering,, One to four are placed at cardinal
.Points of the stupa and some, of them have
developed into beautifully ornamented structures.
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