Padmakanta, Padma-kanta, Padmakānta: 1 definition
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Padmakanta 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: Wisdom Library: Vāstu-śāstra1) Padmakānta (पद्मकान्त):—The Sanskrit name for a classification of a ‘temple’, according to the Īśānaśivagurudevapaddhati which features a list of 52 temple types. This list represents the classification of temples in South-India.
2) Padmakānta (पद्मकान्त) refers to a type of pillar (stambha). Its description is found in texts such as the Mānasāra (verse 15.?) and Kāśyapaśilpa (verse 8.?).
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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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 239 < [Volume 27 (1937)]
Vastu-shastra (Introduction to Indian architecture) (by D. N. Shukla)
Chapter 8 - The Pillar and other Members < [Volume 3 - House Architecture]
Chapter 6 - Group A: Early Lāṭa Temples < [Volume 5 - Temple Architecture]
Chapter 5 - Pre-Samarāṅgana Classification of Temples < [Volume 5 - Temple Architecture]
Manasara (English translation) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
Chapter 24 - The six-storeyed buildings (ṣaṭtala or ṣaṣbhūmi)
Part 6 - Relation with other works < [Preface]
Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
Chapter 5 - The position of the Manasara in literature
Chapter 6 - The Manasara and Vitruvius
A Summary of the Manasara < [Chapter 4 - Shilpa Shastras]
Sankalpa Suryodaya of Venkatanatha (Critical Study) (by R. Laxmi)
Chapter 1 - Establishing the doctrines of Vishishtadvaita of Ramanuja < [Chapter 3 - Significance]
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 19 - Indra Comes and Eulogises Krishna < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]