A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Sthapatyaveda
This page describes Sthapatyaveda which is located on page 334 of the third 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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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Sthapatyaveda” according to 2 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
The Bhagavata Purana [by G. V. Tagare]
Sthapatya-veda the science of Engineering), Niyamas and yamas, science of Logic (Samkhya and Mimamsa), History (viz. the Ramayana and the Mahabharata), six auxiliaries of Vedas, Puranas and Samhitas (sacred texts like Pancaratra Samhita, Brahma-samhita, Garga-samhita and others) who had burnt down their impurities of sins by the fire of spiritual knowledge enkindled by the wind of Yoga....
Read full contents: Chapter 21 - Bali Bound Down
Vastu-shastra (1): Canons of Architecture [by D. N. Shukla]
The Ramayana, IV. 51. 11 however takes Vishvakarma, the architect of the gods what Maya is to the Asuras, as having revealed the Sthapatya Veda and the rise of this Veda in the context of the traditional knowledge—Vidyasthanani—has alracly been referred to—vide the last chapter. We have already remarked that in the Matsya-Purana, as many as eighteen Professors of Vastushastra have been enumerated among whom Vishvakarma is rightly included....
Read full contents: (ii) Rise of the Shastra and the place of Vishvakarma
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