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noun
A gateway consisting of two upright pillars carrying one to three transverse lintels, often minutely carved with symbolic sculpture, and serving as a monumental approach to a Buddhist temple.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Sanskrit तोरण (toraṇa, “arched portal”).
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