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Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: archive.org: Bharatiya vastu-sastraHeavenly Architect refers to Viśvakarmā.—The planning of such a part of the Universe viz. the Earth, requires concentrated effort of the trinity or triad, i. e. the architect-planner, the patron king and the substratum, the earth. This trio is represented by Viśvakarmā, the heavenly architect, appointed by Brahmā himself, to build places of habitation on earth; the king Pṛthu, the patron king who was primarily entrusted with the work of levelling the earth and making it fit for growth and habitation and the Earth itself also must co-operate in order to accomplish the planning. This is the sum and substance of the first chapter [i.e., of the Samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra] (see Vaāstulakṣaṇa also)
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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Samarangana-sutradhara (Summary) (by D. N. Shukla)
Vastu-shastra (1): Canons of Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
(iii) The Schools of Architecture and the Allocation of the Samarāṅguṇa < [Chapter 5 - Study of Hindu Science of Architecture]
(i) Scope of Architecture (Vāstu) < [Chapter 2 - Scope and Subject-matter]
The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 1c - Architecture (vāstu) in the Matsyapurāṇa < [Chapter 7 - Art and Architecture in the Matsyapurāṇa]
Manasara (English translation) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
Part 6 - Relation with other works < [Preface]
Vastu-shastra (5): Temple Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 505: Somanassa-Jātaka < [Volume 4]