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Small shrines at sacred trees or rocks were sometimes described as what?
AToranas
BHarmikas
CChaityas
DViharas
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Chaityas
Sites with special trees, unique rocks or natural beauty, with small shrines, were called chaityas.
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