Door: 2 definitions
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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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In Hinduism
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.
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Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryDoor is another spelling for डोर [ḍora].—n. official visiting team; tour on work;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Door yard knotweed, Doorabeen, Doordaraj, Doordarshak, Doordarshak-yantra, Doordarshan, Doordarshee, Doordarshee-yojana, Doordarshita, Doorgaami, Doorkeeper, Doorsanchaar, Doorsancharaseva, Doorvarti, Doorveekshan, Doorway, Three Doors Of Deliverance.
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Search found 466 books and stories containing Door, Dur, The door; (plurals include: Doors, Durs, The doors). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Vastu-shastra (Introduction to Indian architecture) (by D. N. Shukla)
Chapter 7 - The Principal Components < [Volume 3 - House Architecture]
Chapter 5 - Planning of Śālās: The House Plans and Building Byelaws < [Volume 3 - House Architecture]
Chapter 8 - The Pillar and other Members < [Volume 3 - House Architecture]
Kashyapa Shilpa-shastra (study) (by K. Vidyuta)
4. Measurement of the Doors < [Chapter 5 - Gopura Lakṣaṇa]
6. Components in the Storeys of the Gopuras < [Chapter 5 - Gopura Lakṣaṇa]
8. Śālā, Sabhā and Mālikā-kāra Lakṣaṇas < [Chapter 5 - Gopura Lakṣaṇa]
Samarangana-sutradhara (Summary) (by D. N. Shukla)
Chapter 41 - The door and its Merits and Demerits (Dvāra-guṇadoṣa)
Chapter 40 - Proportions and Component parts (Gṛha-dravya-pramāṇa)
Architectural data in the Puranas (by Sharda Devi)
Location of Door < [Chapter 6 - Houses]
Erection of Door and Banner < [Chapter 3 - Temples]
Guidelines for the Home Ceremony < [Chapter 6 - Houses]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 9: Passage through Tamisrā < [Chapter IV - Conquest of Bharatavarṣa by Sagara]
Part 9: Bharata’s march through Tamisrā < [Chapter IV]
Part 8: Supārśva’s samavasaraṇa < [Chapter V - Supārśvanāthacaritra]
Manasara (English translation) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
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