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In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (vastu)Five-storied Temples are denoted by the Sanskrit term Pañbcabhauma and were build according to in ancient Indian architectural principles described in texts such as 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.—Bhumikā means the storey of a temple. [...] In the 11th chapter of Mānasāra, the counting of storeys starts from one and ends with twelve. [...] According to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa the variety known as Pañbcabhauma has five storeys. [...] According to Mayamata, the height of a storey should be one hundred cubits and eight digits and according to Bṛhatsaṃhitā it should be three and a half cubits.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Storey.
Full-text: Paca, Yatthalatissa, Pancabhauma, Hatthavanagalla Vihara, Kalyani, Kalyana, Sarvatobhadra, Lohapasada, Panch, Panca.
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Manasara (English translation) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
Chapter 23 - The five-storeyed buildings (pañcatala or pañcabhūmi)
Chapter 11 - The dimension of buildings (bhūmilamba)
Kashyapa Shilpa-shastra (study) (by K. Vidyuta)
5. The Five Storeys and their Names < [Chapter 3 - Prākāra Lakṣaṇa]
6. Components in the Storeys of the Gopuras < [Chapter 5 - Gopura Lakṣaṇa]
5. Measurement for the Storeys of the Gopuras < [Chapter 5 - Gopura Lakṣaṇa]
Early Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
The Manasara < [Chapter XIII - Prasada: Component Parts]
Tanjavur < [Chapter XIII - Prasada: Component Parts]
Later Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Turaiyur < [Chapter XIV - Temples of Rajaraja III’s Time]
Sripura (Archaeological Survey) (by Bikash Chandra Pradhan)
Surang Tila Siva Temple Complex < [Chapter 2 - The Architectural Panorama]
A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms (by Fa-Hien)