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Toran
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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the name in Hindustani (Skr. torana, from tor, pass) of a sacred or honorific gateway in Buddhist architecture. Its typical form is a projecting cross-piece resting on two uprights or posts. It is made of wood or stone, and the cross-piece is generally of three bars placed one on the top of the other; both cross-piece and posts are usually sculptured.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Toran'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/t/toran.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Toran'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/t/toran.html. 1910.
