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Door means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (vastu)The Door of a temple should be placed in the middle portion, 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.—According to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, the door of a temple should be placed in the middle portion and the height of the door should be double of its width. The door should be made with a special kind of wood of a special kind of tree which is included in deva-kula i.e., family of trees of heaven or higher value. The doors should be decorated with some auspicious figures. According to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā, two images of doorkeepers should be placed in a temple and the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa says that both sides of the steps of a temple should be decorated with the statue of two lions.
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)
Starts with: Door yard knotweed, Doordarshak, Doordarshee, Doorkeeper, Doorsanchaar, Doorway, Three Doors Of Deliverance.
Ends with: Dekusindoor, Fivefold Sense Door, Mind Door, Samseh-door.
Full-text (+3014): Dvara, Dur, Kapata, Pratihara, Antardvara, Dvarapala, Dvarika, Durvishaha, Shatadvara, Advara, Durudvaha, Durmara, Durnigraha, Durdaiva, Dvarastha, Durabhigraha, Kavata, Durvada, Durbuddhi, Dvar.
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Search found 355 books and stories containing Door, Dur; (plurals include: Doors, Durs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter XLVI - Adoration of the deity presiding over homesteads (Vastu) < [Agastya Samhita]
Chapter XLVII - Essential features of a divine temple or of a palace < [Agastya Samhita]
Chapter XXVIII - The mode of worshipping the Gopala Manifestation of Vishnu < [Agastya Samhita]
A Manual of Abhidhamma (by Nārada Thera)
Summary of Doors < [Chapter III - Miscellaneous Section]
Thought-Processes < [Chapter IV - Analysis of Thought-Processes]
Summary of Objects < [Chapter III - Miscellaneous Section]
Manasara (English translation) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
Chapter 38 - The doorways (dvāra-sthāna)
Chapter 39 - The measurement of doors (dvāra-māna)
Vastu-shastra (3): House Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
Chapter 7 - The Principal Components
Chapter 5 - Planning of Śālās: The House Plans and Building Byelaws
Abhidhamma in Daily Life (by Nina Van Gorkom)
Chapter 17 - Doors And Physical Bases Of Citta
Chapter 16 - Objects And Doors
Chapter 9 - The Ahetuka Cittas Which Are Unknown In Daily Life
Kashyapa Shilpa-shastra (study) (by K. Vidyuta)
4. Measurement of the Doors < [Chapter 5 - Gopura Lakṣaṇa]
8. Śālā, Sabhā and Mālikā-kāra Lakṣaṇas < [Chapter 5 - Gopura Lakṣaṇa]
6. Components in the Storeys of the Gopuras < [Chapter 5 - Gopura Lakṣaṇa]
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