Vrittayata, Vṛttāyata, Vritta-ayata: 1 definition

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The Sanskrit term Vṛttāyata can be transliterated into English as Vrttayata or Vrittayata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (vastu)

1) Vṛttāyata (वृत्तायत) refers to one of the fifty-two varieties of Temples (prāsāda), as discussed in chapter 8 (Kriyāpāda) of the Padmasaṃhitā: the most widely followed of Saṃhitā covering the entire range of concerns of Pāñcarātra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter—jñāna, yoga, kriyā and caryā) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.—Description of the chapter [prāsāda-bheda]:—This is ostensibly a highly technical chapter on varieties of vimāna-types. There are 52 varieties of vimānas mentioned [e.g., Vṛttāyata] based on differences of tāla-measurements and adhiṣṭhāna-basements; but the treatment upon examination gives only the most superficial of distinctions between one type and another.

2) Vṛttāyata (वृत्तायत) refers to one of the six types of Temples, according to chapter 4 of the Puruṣottamasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text consisting of more than 1800 verses devoted to temple-building and the practical concerns of the Pāñcarātra priestly community.—Description of the chapter [ālayalakṣaṇa-mūrdheṣṭakā-vidhāna]: After telling about the requirements for proper pratiṣṭhā-installation procedures (1-6), Vasiṣṭha then tells about the stones to be collected for making icons (7-9a) and the standard of measures to be used in making the icons and the temple (9b-10). [...]. The six kinds of temple styles—nāgara, drāviḍa, vṛtta, vṛttāyata, vesara and sarvatonirgama—are briefly described (44-50).

3) Vṛttāyata (वृत्तायत) refers to one of the five types of Vimāna (“temple-structures”), as discussed in chapter 4 of the Mārkaṇḍeyasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising some 2200 Sanskrit verses mainly dealing with temple-building, iconography, pūjā (worship procedures), utsava (festivities) and prāyaścitta (expiatory measures).—Description of chapter [vimānalakṣaṇa]: There are five styles of vimānas, or temple-structures [e.g., nāgara] [...]. Once a vimāna-building has been constructed, as the final touch and the ritual conclusion of the building ceremonies, an “iṣṭakā-ceremony” is to be performed by ritually placing the final bricks at the very top of the dome (8-33); [...].

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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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