Sandhara, Sāndhāra: 1 definition
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Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Wisdom Library: Vāstu-śāstraSāndhāra (मिश्रक):—The Sanskrit name for a group of temples (prāsāda) containing 25 unique varieties. It is described in the 11th-century Samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra (chapter 56) by Bhojadeva.
The Sāndhāra group contains the following twenty-five temple classifications:
- Kesarī,
- Sarvatobhadra,
- Nandana,
- Nandiśalaka,
- Nandīśa,
- Mandira,
- Śrīvṛkṣa,
- Amṛtodbhava,
- Himavān,
- Hemakūṭa,
- Kailāśa,
- Pṛthivījaya,
- Indranīla,
- Mahānīla,
- Bhūdhara,
- Ratnakūṭaka,
- Vaiḍūrya,
- Padmarāga,
- Vajraka,
- Mukuṭotkaṭa,
- Airāvata,
- Rājahaṃsa,
- Garuḍa,
- Vṛṣabha,
- Meru (Prāsādarāja)
These are the names of 9 out of a total of 64 temple types mentioned in same chapter.
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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Starts with: Sandharaka, Sandharan, Sandharana, Sandharayamana.
Ends with: Ishandhara.
Full-text (+7): Rajahamsa, Prithivijaya, Nandishalaka, Ratnakutaka, Keshari, Mahanila, Vaidurya, Airavata, Indranila, Amritodbhava, Padmaraga, Nandisha, Mukutotkata, Prasadaraja, Hemakuta, Himavan, Bhudhara, Shrivriksha, Mandira, Dharadhara.
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Vastu-shastra (5): Temple Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
Chapter 6 - Group D: Dravida Prāsādas
Chapter 6 - Group A: Early Lāṭa Temples
Śikharottama Prāsādas (Nāgara Temples)—The evolution of Śikhara < [Chapter 12 - History of Hindu Temples (Prāsādas and Vimānas)]
Samarangana-sutradhara (Summary) (by D. N. Shukla)
Chapter 55 - Rucaka etc. 64 Temples (Rucakādi-prāsāda)
Chapter 63-64 - The five-fold terraces (Pīṭha-pañcaka) and Drāviḍa Prāsāda
Pallava period (Social and Cultural History) (by S. Krishnamurthy)
Structural Temples and Sculptures (of the Pallava period) < [Chapter 2 - Origin of Sculptural Art—Its Development and Scheme]
Later Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Tribhuvanam < [Chapter XII - Temples of Kulottunga III’s Time]
Middle Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Mannarkoyil < [Chapter IV - Temples of Rajendra I’s Time]
Temples in Tribhuvani < [Rajadhiraja I]
Vastu-shastra (1): Canons of Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
(v) The character of the building aspect etc. (Patākādi-ṣaṭ-chandas) < [Chapter 6 - Fundamental Canons of Hindu Architecture]