Humanities of the Ancient World

Write a three to five-page (1,250-word) essay on analyzing the Indian Buddhist architecture of the stupas and chaitya halls. How do these structures reflect the ideology and worship practices of those who built them?  What were the architectural forerunners of these structures?  How are they similar to structures built for Christian or Islamic worship and how do they differ?

Please use a minimum of three sources and write in APA formatting and include proper in-text APA format citations.