1. Toran – Temple Gate
  2. Shikhar – Temple Peak
  3. Stupa – Temple Mound
  4. Pagoda - Temple Cone
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Option 4 : Pagoda - Temple Cone

The correct answer is Pagoda - Temple Cone.

  • Buddhist stupa - Symbolic representation of the Buddha’s burial mound.
  • A burial mound is an artificial hill of earth and stones built over the remains of the dead.
  • Terms associated with the architecture of a Buddhist Stupa:
    • A hemispherical mound (anda)
    • Temple Peak (Shikhar).
    • A square railing (harmika)
    • A central pillar supporting a triple-umbrella form (chatter)
    • Enclosure wall with decorated gateways (toranas) at the cardinal directions
    • A circular terrace (Medhi)
    • Pagoda is a tower with roofs curving upward at the division of each of several stories and erected as a temple or memorial.

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