▁has ▁also ▁been ▁used ▁in ▁academic ▁writing ▁to ▁mean ▁the ▁fundamental ▁part ▁of ▁something ▁( a ▁speech , ▁a ▁thought ▁or ▁a ▁reasoning ), ▁or ▁the ▁basis ▁upon ▁which ▁an ▁idea , ▁reasoning , ▁thought ▁or ▁philosophy ▁is ▁built . ▁ ▁Ex amples : ▁ ▁"... the ▁M ature ▁H eg el ▁– ▁the ▁H eg el ▁of ▁the ▁Philosoph y ▁of ▁Right ▁– ▁who ▁becomes ▁the ▁arch it ra ve ▁on ▁which ▁he ▁( H onn eth , ▁ed .) ▁construct s ▁his ▁social ▁philosophy ." ▁" to ▁become ▁the ▁arch it ra ve ▁of ▁his ▁the or etic ▁construction " ▁ ▁Indian ▁architecture ▁ ▁In ▁ś il pa ś ā stra , ▁the ▁H indu ▁texts ▁on ▁architecture , ▁the ▁arch it ra ve ▁is ▁commonly ▁referred ▁to ▁by ▁its ▁S ansk rit ▁name ▁u tt ara . ▁In ▁H indu ▁temple ▁architecture ▁it ▁is ▁placed ▁above ▁the ▁bra cket ▁( pot ika ) ▁of ▁a ▁pill ar ▁( st amb ha ), ▁which ▁gives ▁it ▁extra ▁support . ▁The ▁Indian ▁ent abl ature ▁is ▁called ▁pr ast ara . ▁ ▁D rav id ian ▁architecture ▁recogn izes ▁several ▁distinct ▁types ▁of ▁arch it ra ves : ▁▁ ▁rounded ▁( v ṛ tt ap ot ika ) ▁ ▁w avy ▁( t ara ṅ g ap ot ika ) ▁ ▁flower ▁sh aped ▁( pu ṣ p ap ot ika ) ▁ ▁be vel ▁and ▁ten on ▁type ▁( ā dh ā rap ot ika ) ▁ ▁vol uted ▁( mu