Water tank: 2 definitions
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Water tank means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (vastu)Water tanks are considered a recommended element on the site of Temple, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā.—According to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, the sites like land outside a village, on the banks of rivers and lakes, forests, parks, peaks of mountains etc. are recommended as the desired sites for the construction of temples. According to the Gobhilagṛhyasūtra, the site of temple construction should be even and it should be the one where water can flow to the east or north
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.
India history and geography
Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Water tanks were commonly depicted on the Saṃsāracakra paintings (representing scenes of human life), in ancient India, as mentioned in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Page 185.21 f.: Here follows a description of a printed scroll illustrating the Jaina conception of saṃsāracakra. [...] The saṃsāra-cakra illustrated the three worlds of hell, human world and the world of gods. [For example:] Visit of dear ones in condolences; all the dear ones and relatives going to the water tank and performing the obsequies.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 64 - Mode of consecration of tanks and ponds (kūpa-pratiṣṭhā)
Chapter 206 - Mode of offering water of libation to the venerable sage Agastya
The Bhikkhus Rules (by Bhikkhu Ariyesako)
Part 4 - Advice From A Western Woman < [Appendix D]
Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
3. Site Selection for Temple Building < [Chapter 4 - Temple Building]
Bhesajjakkhandhaka (Chapter on Medicine) (by Hin-tak Sik)
History of Indian Medicine (a): Pre-Vedic Phase < [Chapter 2 - Background Information]
Brihat Samhita (by N. Chidambaram Iyer)
Chapter 56 - On the building of temples (prāsāda-lakṣaṇa)
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 31: Kulāvaka-jātaka < [Book I - Ekanipāta]
Jataka 408: Kumbhakāra-jātaka < [Volume 3]
Jataka 41: Losaka-jātaka < [Book I - Ekanipāta]