A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Gopura
This page describes Gopura which is located on page 655 of the first volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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Kashyapa Shilpa-shastra (study) [by K. Vidyuta]
Definition and Etymology of Gopura (gate-house). “Gopura darshanam papavinashanam” is an old saying meaning that the mere sight of a gopura eradicates all the sins. This proverbial saying, to some extent, reflects the sanctity attached to the gopuras in our tradition. A gopura in the temple is regarded as the sthula-sharira of the Lord. Hence getting the sight of the gopura is considered as efficacious as being near the sanctum sanctorum itself....
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Vastu-shastra (5): Temple Architecture [by D. N. Shukla]
Some of the notable examples of Gopuras built under the Pandya regime are Sunder Pandya Gopura, one on the eastern side of the temple of Chidambaram, another, on the eastern side of the inner enclosure of the temple at Tiruvannamalai and a Gopura of the great temple at Kumbhakona [Kumbakonam/Kumbhakona]. There is however one example of a complete temple of the Pandya period. This is the temple of Airavateshvara at Darasura [Darasuram] in the Tanjore district....
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Lalitopakhyana (Lalita Mahatmya) [by G.V. Tagare]
It was thus, O sage, that the Gopura (ornamental gateway) was built. 44. Hence the total girth at the bottom of the Gopura was twenty Yojanas (i.e. a square of sides each five Yojanas in length). The higher we go up the Gopura the girth decreases. 45. The height of the Gopura is mentioned as twenty-five Yojanas. At intervals of a Yojana each there were beautiful doorways with doors. 46. The storeys were also as many. The higher one ascended the narrower they became....
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