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.c9.30

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Backbone, (Śuraṅga), measure of, 224; Vaṁśa, 539. Back-door, Plaksha-dvāra, 431. Balance, Tulā, 245, 459. Balance-post, Jayantī-(kā),-(tī), 208. Balcony, Alinda-(ka), 54; (closed), Āndhāra, 61; Nishkāsa, 323; (surrounding), Nemi, 326, Bhramālinda, 450; Vadhū-nāṭaka, 534; Va(Ba)labhi (-ī), 537. Ball, measure of, 239. Baloon, Vimāna, 551. Bamboo, Vaṁśa, 539. Band, Paṭṭikā, 21, 23, 24, 27, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 40, 380; Paṭṭa, 22, 24, 27, 30; (three-fold), tri-paṭṭa, 23; (round), Vajra-paṭṭa, 35; (small) Kshudra-paṭṭa, 32; (large), Mahāpaṭṭa, 37; Paṭṭa, Paṭṭikā, Paṭṭi, 330, 379; Prati-paṭṭa, 365; Mushṭi-bandha, 378, 379, 380; Bandha, 431; Rakta-paṭṭa, 517; Yantraka, 517; Rudra-bandha, 527; (covered with rail-pattern), Vedi-(kā), 564; Veśana, 568, 682, 686, 696. Bank, Vapra, 534; Setu, 636. Banner (or flag-bearing) pillar, Dhvaja-stambha, 282. Bar (of door), Argala, 39; Kokilārgala, 147; Vishkambha, 557. Barrier, Setu, 636. Basava-pillar, 673. Base (of a column), Aksha, 1; (details of), Adhishṭhāna, 17—44; Ālambana, 71, 94, 95, 96; Kuṭṭima, 135; Kumbhaka, 143; Janman, 207; Paṭṭa-bandha, 331; Padmakeśa(-sa)ra, 339; Padma-bandha, 339; Padmāsana, 340; Pādabandhaka, 346; Pāduka, 347; Pushpa-pushkala, 357; Pratikrama, 361; Ādhāra, 379; Mūla, 380; Mañcha-bandha, 462; Masūraka, 497; Mūla-sthāna, 511; Rakta-bandha, 518; Ratna-bandha, 520; Vajra-bandha, 533; Vapra-bandha, 535; Vedi-(ka), 564; Vedi-bandha, 568; Śrībandha, 597; Śrī-kānta, 597; Śrī-bhoga, 598; Śreṇi(-ṇī)-bandha, Basement (of a building), Adhishṭhāna, 17, Gṛiha-piṇḍī, 169; Janman, 207; Vedi-bandha, 568.