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Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (vastu)Twelve-storied Temples are denoted by the Sanskrit term Meru and were build according to in ancient Indian architectural principles described in 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.—Bhumikā means the storey of a temple. [...] In the 11th chapter of Mānasāra, the counting of storeys starts from one and ends with twelve. [...] According to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa the variety known as Meru has twelve storeys. [...] According to Mayamata, the height of a storey should be one hundred cubits and eight digits and according to Bṛhatsaṃhitā it should be three and a half cubits.
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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Partial matches: Storey.
Full-text: Baddhasimapasada, Bhumika, Meru, Storey, Vimana, Kumbakonam.
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Manasara (English translation) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
Chapter 11 - The dimension of buildings (bhūmilamba)
Chapter 30 - The twelve-storeyed buildings (dvādaśatala or dvādaśabhūmi)
Chapter 18 - The general features of edifices (vimāna-lakṣaṇa)
Vastu-shastra (1): Canons of Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
(vii.c) Śilparatna (Temple-architecture—Chapters 14-43) < [Chapter 5 - Study of Hindu Science of Architecture]
Vastu-shastra (5): Temple Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
Chapter 4 - Prāsāda styles (B): Drāviḍa
Chapter 6 - General remarks (on temple-classification)
Chapter 1 - Denotation of the term ‘prāsāda’—the hindu temple
Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
5. Different Parts of a Temple < [Chapter 4 - Temple Building]
Brihat Samhita (by N. Chidambaram Iyer)
The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2.2 - Temple (prāsāda) architecture in the Matsyapurāṇa < [Chapter 7 - Art and Architecture in the Matsyapurāṇa]