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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.s32.924

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.s32.924

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(12) "Plate IV (facing p 400) fig. 2 ([Figure:], 卍) contains two reversed forms of the Svastika (yungdung)." Mr. Francke refers to the above quotation "for an explanation of this form of Svastika in Ladakh," and repeats that "it is the emblem of the bon Religion." (Notes on Rock-Carvings from lower Ladakh, Ind. Ant. vol. XXXI. p. 400, para 3).

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