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Platform 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: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (vastu)The Platform part of the Temple (in ancient Indian architecture) is denoted by Sanskrit term Jagatī, 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.—Jagatī means moulding of a Base or the platform of any construction. According to Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, it should be divided according to the section of the temple. [...]
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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Full-text (+403): Manca, Vedi, Vedika, Mancaka, Karnavamsha, Tamanga, Mancamandapa, Kudranga, Upacaracchala, Attaka, Borobudur, Jagati, Ircavadi, Pletapharma, Parasigallu, Bamkamgadi, Kattepurana, Indrakosha, Harmyaprishtha, Harmyatala.
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Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology (by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri)
Region Beyond The Coastal Lines (3): Phanigiri < [Chapter 2 - Amarāvatī and other Archaeological Sites of Ancient Andhra Pradesh]
Region Beyond The Coastal Lines (1): Dhulikaṭṭa < [Chapter 2 - Amarāvatī and other Archaeological Sites of Ancient Andhra Pradesh]
Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (17): Adurru < [Chapter 2 - Amarāvatī and other Archaeological Sites of Ancient Andhra Pradesh]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 16: Bharata’s return to Ayodhyā < [Chapter IV]
Part 19: Description of the memorial caitya < [Chapter VI]
Part 10: The killing of Kaṃsa < [Chapter V - Birth of Rāma, Kṛṣṇa, and Ariṣṭanemi]
Stupas in Orissa (Study) (by Meenakshi Chauley)
Stupa at Vaisali (Bihar) < [Chapter 3]
Minor Structural Stupas at Udayagiri (Northern Zone) < [Chapter 4]
Minor Structural Stupas at Lalitagiri < [Chapter 4]
Vernacular architecture of Assam (by Nabajit Deka)
Architecture and Technique of Barn < [Chapter 5]
Garo Dormitory: Nokpante < [Chapter 8]
Garo Vernacular Architecture < [Chapter 6]
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 21: Kuruṅga-jātaka < [Book I - Ekanipāta]
Jataka 240: Mahāpiṅgala-jātaka < [Book II - Dukanipāta]
Jataka 286: Sālūka-jātaka < [Book III - Tika-Nipāta]
Manasara (English translation) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
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