• (A) Chaityas represent Mahayanism and Stupas Hinayanism
• (B) Chaitya is a r eligious ter m, while S tupa is an architectural term for a mound containing a relic of the Buddha and later on of leading Buddhist Saints
• (C) Chaitya is a place of prayers/worship while Stupa is a funeral monument
• (D) Chaitya were constructed by the monasteries while Stupas were constructed by the kings and the rich merchants