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.s21.241

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.s21.241

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(1) Dvāra-mānāshṭa-bhāgonā pratimā syāt sapiṇḍikā।
Dvau-bhāgau pratimā tatra tṛitīyāṁśa(ś) cha piṇḍikā॥
“The idol along with the seat (i.e., pedestal) ought to have a height equal to that of the door, diminished by ⅛, of which two-thirds are appropriated to the image, and one-third to the seat.”