Toran definitions

Toran

1) Decorative art 2) Gateway to a Buddhist temple 3) Indian Buddhist gateway 4) Irish boy name
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Toran is the name in Hinduism (Sanskrit. 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 usu...
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Toran

[Pashtun tribe] Toran (توران) are one of the two main branches of the Ghilzai Pashtun tribal confederation. The other branch is the Ibrahimzai. ...
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toran

arched gateway or garland of flowers
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Toran

• (n.) Alt. of Torana
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Toran

To'ran To'ra*na noun [ Sanskrit tōrana an arch, a gate.] (Indian Arch.) A gateway, commonly of wood, but sometimes of stone, consisting of two upright pillars carrying one to three transverse lintels. It is often minutely carved with symbolic sculpture, and serves as a...
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