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Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: eScholarship: The descent of scripture: a history of the Kamikagama (vastu)

Grāmādidevatā (ग्रामादिदेवता) refers to the “various divinities in villages and other settlements”, according to the Kāmikāgama: an ancient Śaiva Āgama scripture in 12,000 Sanskrit verses dating to at least the 5th century and represented as an encyclopedic account of ritual instructions (kriyāpāda).—In modern print editions, the Kāmika-āgama is structured in two major parts. The Pūrvabhāga consists of 75 chapters (paṭalas) [...] Chapters 9 to 34 present a general account of the principles and preliminary rites for the construction of temples, houses, buildings, and settlements. [...] In Chapter 24, layouts are presented of different constructions and settlements. Chapter 25 outlines the dimensions of streets and doors. In Chapter 26, the placement of various divinities in villages and other settlements (grāmādidevatā-sthāna) is explained.

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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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Partial matches: Devata.

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