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In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (vastu)Auspicious ground is used for drying Clay in the process of creating Bricks which is an important Material used for the Construction of Walls and 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.—The Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa explains that in the brick making process in the first stage all the clay should be dried up in an auspicious ground and thereafter it should be gently mixed with water and moss. After that the dough of the clay should be shaped in a machine which should be one hand in length, half a hand in breadth and one forth hand in height. In that machine the clay should be baked in the fire of wood, cow-dung and grass and thus bricks got prepared. These bricks should be made in proper shape and be arranged skillfully in proper place.
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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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verses 8.10.20-21 < [Chapter 10 - The Paddhati and Paṭala of Lord Balarāma]
Brihat Samhita (by N. Chidambaram Iyer)
Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
4. Materials for the Construction of Temple < [Chapter 4 - Temple Building]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 17 - The Efficacy of Bali’s Sacrifice < [Section 2 - Vastrāpatha-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra
Chapter I - Introductory < [Section One]