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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.s21.136

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.s21.136

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Here, Kern's rendering of 'padma' by 'capital' seems untenable. (Bṛihat-saṁhitā, LIII. 29, J. R. A. S., N. S., vol. VI. p. 285, see details under Stambha). A type of building which is planned like a lotus, has only one storey and one spire, and is (?) 8 cubits wide (śayānashṭau) :
(4) Bṛihat-saṁhitā (LVI. 23, see under Prāsāda).
(5) Matsya-Purāṇa (chap. 269, v. 30, 39, 49, 53, see under Prāsāda).
(6) Bhavishya-Purāṇa (chap. 130, v. 30, see under Prāsāda). A class of round buildings :
(7) Agni-Purāṇa (chap. 104, v. 17-18, see under Prāsāda).
(8) Garuḍa-Purāṇa (chap. 47, v. 21, 23, 28-29, see under Prāsāda).

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