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Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (vastu)The Black pepper Color is recommended for those Stones that are used as a Material for the Construction of Temples, according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—Finding of proper types of materials is one of the important aspects for any construction. Indian scriptures state that to procure the stones, the astrologer and the architect should go to mountain and examine the stones. In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa a proper examination of stone is suggested in this regard. In connection with temple building some specific colours of stones are also recommended. These are, for example the colour of black pepper.
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 4: Iatrochemistry (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 71 - Treatment for chronic diarrhea (43): Hiranya-garbha-pottali rasa < [Chapter III - Jvaratisara fever with diarrhoea]
Part 14 - Treatment for indigestion (12): Agni-tundi rasa < [Chapter IV - Irregularity of the digesting heat]
Part 46 - Treatment for indigestion (44): Sarva-rogantaka rasa < [Chapter IV - Irregularity of the digesting heat]
Bhesajjakkhandhaka (Chapter on Medicine) (by Hin-tak Sik)
Medicines (e): Fruits (Phala) < [Chapter 4 - Medicinal Substances in the Chapter on Medicine]
Internal Medicine (b): Wind Diseases < [Chapter 5 - Diseases and Treatments in the Chapter on Medicine]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 279 - The description of the potent remedies (siddha-auṣadha)
Chapter 283 - The remedial herbs for all the diseases
Chapter 289 - The treatment of the diseases of the horses (aśvacikitsā)
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.12.205 < [Chapter 12 - The Lord’s Wandering Throughout Navadvīpa]
Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 27l - The section on the articles used in cooked foods (Aharayogi) < [Sutrasthana (Sutra Sthana) — General Principles]
Chapter 2d - The man of enhanced virility etc. (pums-jatabala) < [Cikitsasthana (Cikitsa Sthana) — Section on Therapeutics]
Chapter 3 - The Purging Cassia (aragvadha) < [Sutrasthana (Sutra Sthana) — General Principles]
Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika) (by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat)
Verse 17.3 < [Chapter 17 - Shraddha-traya-vibhaga-yoga]
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