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In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (vastu)River banks are considered desired sites for the construction of Temples, according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—Selection of proper site is very necessary for any construction. It is the prime and first duty of the constructor or the proprietor to find out a perfect land which should possess the required qualities. [...] 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.
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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Full-text (+40): Tati, Ghattapala, Tata, Nadikula, Nadikata, Toremavu, Pulinavanantaropasevi, Kula, Holesalu, Nadivapra, Karar, Kappegudu, Nadikulapriya, Krunca, Kamkavakki, Kocavakki, Pamda, Arrukkulai, Panda, Kankeshvari.
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Jain Remains of Ancient Bengal (by Shubha Majumder)
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Ramayana of Valmiki (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
Chapter 84 - Guha, chief of the ferrymen, is filled with apprehension < [Book 2 - Ayodhya-kanda]
Chapter 25 - Sita gives way to Despair < [Book 5 - Sundara-kanda]
Chapter 89 - The army crosses the holy river < [Book 2 - Ayodhya-kanda]
The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 1125 < [Chapter 16 - Examination of the Import of Words]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3.207 < [Section XIV - Method of Feeding]
Verse 4.140 < [Section XIV - Other Duties]
Verse 5.122 < [Section XIII - Purification of Substances]
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Gardens During Mughal Regime < [April – June, 2002]
Relationship < [July – September, 1981]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 31 - The Buddha asks Ānanda to fetch Drinking Water < [Chapter 40 - The Buddha Declared the Seven Factors of Non-Decline for Rulers]
Part 34 - The Comparable Merits of the Two Meals explained < [Chapter 40 - The Buddha Declared the Seven Factors of Non-Decline for Rulers]
Part 2 - Discourse on Ratana Sutta < [Chapter 22 - Founding of Vesali]