A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Vastupurusa
This page describes Vastupurusa which is located on page 507 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 “Vastupurusa” according to 15 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Kashyapa Shilpa-shastra (study) [by K. Vidyuta]
Vastupada-vinyasa or the Vastu-purusha-mandala is the intellectual foundation of the building, and its projection on earth. The concepts of Vastu, Purusha and mandala are equally important and significant. Vastu is primarily the planned site of the building; the Vastupurusha, the supernal or cosmic man, is of metaphysical import; mandala denotes any closed polygon. The form of the Vastu-purusha-mandala is a square....
Read full contents: 4.3. Vastupada-vinyasa (site-planning)
Vastu-shastra (1): Canons of Architecture [by D. N. Shukla]
The Vastu-purusha-mandala of Indian architecture takes it symbolism and significance from the Square Mandala of the Earth and of the Ecliptic. Prof. Kramrisch has made a very lucid and brilliant exposition of this element of the Vastu-purusha-mandala on the authority of the Vastu-vidhana of Narada, very important ancient text on Hindu Science or architecture and readers are referred to read this exposition—vide H. T. P. 29-39....
Read full contents: (ii) The Site-planning (Vastupada-vinyasa)
Vastu-shastra (5): Temple Architecture [by D. N. Shukla]
The descent of the Vastu Purusha, in which the patron, the Yajamana, is brought into communion with the Vastu-purusha together with the Vastushanti so essential before beginning the building activity, all these three collaborate to produce the marvel on earth to evolve a concrete manifestation of what is unmanifested. This architectural trinity has its proto type, the real trinity of Brahma, the Sthapati, Vishnu, the Yajmana [Yajamana?] and Rudra the Sthapaka (I. G. P. IV. Ch....
Read full contents: Chapter 7 - Planning of Prasada—The Hindu Temple
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