Gramadilakshana, Grāmādilakṣaṇa, Gramadi-lakshana: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Grāmādilakṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Gramadilaksana or Gramadilakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: eScholarship: The descent of scripture: a history of the Kamikagama (vastu)Grāmādilakṣaṇa (ग्रामादिलक्षण) refers to the “characteristics of 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. [...] Chapter 20 presents an account of the characteristics of villages and other settlements (grāmādilakṣaṇa). In Chapter 21, we find rules for measurements of width and length.
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: Lakshana.
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Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
Architecture in the Agamas < [Chapter 3 - Classical or post-Vedic Architecture]
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Vastu-shastra (Introduction to Indian architecture) (by D. N. Shukla)
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