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Temple part 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 different Temple Parts in ancient Indian architecture were commonly defined in structured texts such as 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.
Hindu temples are made and attached with different parts viz.,
- jagatī,
- bhūmikā,
- kaṭi,
- kūṭa,
- śikhara,
- garbhagṛha,
- maṇḍapa and
- candraśālā.
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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Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra (by T. S. Syamkumar)
3.3. Expiatory Rites in Tantraprāyaścitta < [Chapter 3 - Expiatory Rites in Kerala Tantric Ritual Manuals]
1.4. Expiatory Rites in Viṣṇusaṃhitā < [Chapter 3 - Expiatory Rites in Kerala Tantric Ritual Manuals]
Vastu-shastra (5): Temple Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
Temples of Rajasthana and Central India < [Chapter 12 - History of Hindu Temples (Prāsādas and Vimānas)]
Chapter 1 - Denotation of the term ‘prāsāda’—the hindu temple
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Appendix 1.4 - Sacred Prostitution < [Appendices]