Vastupurushamandala, Vāstupuruṣamaṇḍala, Vastu-purushamandala: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Vāstupuruṣamaṇḍala can be transliterated into English as Vastupurusamandala or Vastupurushamandala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Knowledge Traditions & Practices of India: Architecture (1): Early and Classical ArchitectureVāstupuruṣamaṇḍala (वास्तुपुरुषमण्डल).—Vāstu Śāstra visualizes the vāstupuruṣa-maṇḍala—“the abstract representation of temple architecture”—as a square in the form of a yantra (symbolic diagram). The philosophy behind this concept is based on an equivalence behind the macrocosm—the universe, represented by the various gods or powers in the maṇḍala—and the microcosm—the temple, often taken to be in the image of the human body. One central objective of Indian temple architecture is thus to connect the human being to the universe.
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 (5): Temple Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
The validity of Anumana (inference) in Nyaya system (by Babu C. D)
Vastu-shastra (1): Canons of Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
(ii) The Site-planning (Vāstupada-vīnyāsa) < [Chapter 6 - Fundamental Canons of Hindu Architecture]
(v) The character of the building aspect etc. (Patākādi-ṣaṭ-chandas) < [Chapter 6 - Fundamental Canons of Hindu Architecture]
The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2 - Fort (durga) architecture in the Matsyapurāṇa < [Chapter 7 - Art and Architecture in the Matsyapurāṇa]