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Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (vastu)Sources of water should be available on the land, as found out during examination before the construction of a Temple, 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.—In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, a strict guideline is seen for the selection of land for a temple. [...] According to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, the land for temple should be accompanied with the sources of water and the temple should be made on the left side or in front of that reservoir of water. Islands are regarded as the best sites for temples by the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa as they are surrounded by water. In the Bṛhatsaṃhitā also, need of water tank in the site of temple is recommended. [...] According to the Gobhilagṛhyasūtra, the site of temple construction should be even and it should be the one where water can flow to the east or north.
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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Vinaya Pitaka (3): Khandhaka (by I. B. Horner)
Issues < [14. Settlements (Samatha)]
Factors for undertaking on one’s own behalf < [19. Suspending the Observance (Uposathaṭṭhāpana)]
On the dispute among the monks from Kosambī < [10. The monks from Kosambī (Kosambaka)]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 4 - The legend of Madhuvāsiṣṭha (Madhu-Vāsiṣṭha) < [Chapter XLI - The Eighteen Special Attributes of the Buddha]
Appendix 4 - The legend of Māra and the Buddha at the brahmin village Śālā < [Chapter XIV - Emission of rays]
Appendix 10 - Sources for the story of the sick and abandoned monk < [Chapter XIV - Emission of rays]
Philosophy of Charaka-samhita (by Asokan. G)
Knowledge (pramāṇa) [in Charaka philosophy] < [Chapter 6 - Source of Knowledge (pramāṇa)]
Other sources of knowledge referred to in Carakasaṃhitā < [Chapter 6 - Source of Knowledge (pramāṇa)]
Heuristic reasoning (yukti) [in Charaka philosophy] < [Chapter 6 - Source of Knowledge (pramāṇa)]
Yajnavalkya-smriti (Vyavaharadhyaya)—Critical study (by Kalita Nabanita)
Chapter 2.1b - Sources of Dharma < [Chapter 2 - The Vyavahārādhyāya of the Yājñavalkyasmṛti]
Chapter 3.7 - Economic Aspects of ancient India < [Chapter 3 - The Social Aspect Depicted in the Vyavahārādhyāya]
Chapter 1.3 - Method, Scope and Aim of the Study < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2987-2990 < [Chapter 25 - Examination of the Doctrine of ‘Self-sufficient Validity’]
Verse 1502-1503 < [Chapter 19a - Other forms and means of Knowledge (A): Verbal cognition]
Verse 3312 < [Chapter 26 - Examination of the ‘Person of Super-normal Vision’]
Anumana in Indian Philosophy (by Sangita Chakravarty)
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