Style characteristics of traditional Indian architecture

Indian Buddhist architecture is dominated by stone buildings, supplemented by masonry structures. It is famous for its exquisite carving and symmetrical size! There are large-scale temples! But most of them were destroyed by Muslim invasion! The existing temples, including the Great Bodhgaya of Bodhgaya, were preserved by monks with folk cover. This is a tall and magnificent stone building!

Generally, it can be divided into three categories, namely, blocking slopes, grottoes and stupas.

Gupo, also known as Gupo, is a Sanskrit transliteration from stupa, which is a form of pagoda originated in India and is found in South and Southeast Asian countries such as India, Pakistan and Nepal. Cooper in India was originally a Buddhist building, where the relics left by the cremation of Buddha Sakyamuni were buried. Cooper means grave.

Grottoes were originally a form of Indian Buddhist architecture. Buddhism advocates seclusion, so monks choose secluded places with high mountains to dig caves for practice. The pattern of Indian grottoes is generally centered on a square hall, surrounded by a circle of columns, carved on three sides with several small meditation rooms for "practice" and colonnades outside the grottoes.

The stupa is said to be the place where Buddha Sakyamuni realized the Tao.