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Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (vastu)Curved lines (and Dots) represents an undesirable characteristic of those Stone that are to be 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. The Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa specifies that some stones which are [e.g., filled with dots and curved lines, etc.] are to be totally abandoned. [...] So, it can be said that in the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, the collection of materials for the construction of temple does not suggest any process that harms others.
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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Full-text (+2): Vakrarekha, Dhanurmarga, Komgarigitu, Tanurekai, Avaranacihne, Anutrijya, Lekhe, Kundala, Dot, Avarana, Kamsa, Gola, Dundu, Anka, Kutila, Regha, Brahmasutra, Vritta, Mandala, Ani.
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.1.361 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 9 - On the rules of Śirovrata < [Book 11]
Chapter 12 - On the greatness in holding the Tripuṇḍra and Bhaṣma < [Book 11]
Chapter 14 - On the greatness in holding the Bibhūti < [Book 11]
Vietnamese Buddhist Art (by Nguyen Ngoc Vinh)
4. Thailand Sculptures (e): Tai Period < [Chapter 4 - The Sculpture and its Reciprocal Influence]
Warfare and Military System in Vedic Literature (by Rinki Deka)
The Deployment of Battle Array and Camps < [Chapter 4 - Principles and Ethics related to the Warfare]
Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
4. Materials for the Construction of Temple < [Chapter 4 - Temple Building]
Simplifying Nagari < [December 1948]
Art, Gothic and Indian < [January 1957]
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