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Triangular 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)Triangular places are considered inauspicious elements for the construction site for Temples, according to Puranic lore such as the Bhaviṣyapurāṇa and 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.—Selection of proper site is very necessary for any construction. It is the prime and first duty of the constructor or the proprietor to find out a perfect land which should possess the required qualities. [...] Some inauspicious places which have [e.g., triangular places, etc.] are to be totally discarded for choosing a site for temple construction.
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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Vastu-shastra (2): Town Planning (by D. N. Shukla)
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Jain Remains of Ancient Bengal (by Shubha Majumder)
Caubīsī type of Mahāvīra sculptures < [Chapter 6 - Iconographic Study of Jaina Sculptural Remains]
Planetary Deities type of Ṛṣabhanātha Sculptures < [Chapter 6 - Iconographic Study of Jaina Sculptural Remains]
Introduction < [Chapter 1 - Introduction and Scope of the Present Study]
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Text 20.2 (Commentary) < [Chapter 20 (Text And Commentary)]
Text 20.4 (Commentary) < [Chapter 20 (Text And Commentary)]
Text 3.2 (Commentary) < [Chapter 3 (text and commentary)]
Stupas in Orissa (Study) (by Meenakshi Chauley)
The Harmika Portion (of the Stupa) < [Chapter 4]
Stylised Form of the Frames of the Niches < [Chapter 4]
The Vedhi Portion (of the Stupa) < [Chapter 4]
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)