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.s18.98

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.s18.98

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Kritvā prabhūtaṁ salilaṁ ārāmān viniveśya cha |
Devāyatanaṁ kuryād yaśo-dharmābhivṛiddhaye ||
“Having made great water-reservoirs and laid out gardens, let one build a temple to heighten one’s reputation and merit.
(Bṛihat-saṁhitā, LVI. 1, J. R. A. S., N. S., vcl. VI. p. 316).

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Bṛhatsaṃhitā — Varāhamihira, Sanskrit