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Manasara Series (I. A Dictionary of Hindu Architecture; II. Indian Architecture according to Manasara-Shilpashastra; III. Manasara on Architecture and Sculpture: Sanskrit Text; IV. Architecture of Manasara: Translation; V. Architecture of Manasara: Illustrations; VI. Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad; VII. An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Architecture) v1.c6.s14.6

Mānasāra Series (I. A Dictionary of Hindu Architecture; II. Indian Architecture according to Mānasāra-Śilpaśāstra; III. Mānasāra on Architecture and Sculpture: Sanskrit Text; IV. Architecture of Mānasāra: Translation; V. Architecture of Mānasāra: Illustrations; VI. Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad; VII. An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Architecture) v1.c6.s14.6

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The temple (prāsāda) named vimāna belonging to the chhanda class.
(Bṛihat-saṁhitā, lvi. 17, 22).
A class of buildings (Kāmikāgama, xlv. 20).
Karṇe śālā sabhā madhye chhandaṁ syāch chhandam eva tat ||
(See ibid. L. 13 and 7).
A type of Kūṭa-koshṭha or top-room (Ibid. lv. 129, 123-127).
A class of buildings or top-rooms (M. xi. 104-107, xix. 1-5, xxx. 175-177, xxxiv. 549-552, see under Ābhāsa).
A class of doors (M. xxxix. 28-35, see under Ābhāsa).
A type of the Phallus (M. lii. 49, see under Ābhāsa).

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