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) v2.c12: Contents

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) v2.c12

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Acknowledgment .. ... ... ... iii Preface : Connotation of Śilpa-Śāstra and Signification of Mānasāra . 1 I.—A General Survey : Popularity of Architecture in— I.—Vedic Literature . . . . . 5 II.—Buddhist Literature ... ... .. ... 9 III.—Classical Literature :— (*a*) The Epics . . . . . 17 (*b*) The Purāṇas . . . . . 19 (*c*) The Āgamas . . . . . 23 (*d*) Miscellaneous Treatises . ... ... ... 29 II.—Śilpa-Śāstras : Summaries and Synopses of— (*a*) The Mānasāra . . . . . 34 (*b*) The Mayamata Śilpa-Śāstra ... ... ... 89 (*c*) The Aṁśumad-bheda of Kāśyapa ... ... ... 92 (*d*) The Viśvakarma-Śilpa ... ... ... .. 96 (*e*) The Āgastya . . . . . 100 *f*) The Sanatkumāra-Vāstuśāstra .. ... ... 102 (*g*) The Śilpa-Śāstra of Maṇḍana ... ... ... 103 (*h*) The Saṁgraha . . . . . 106 III.—Position of the Mānasāra in Literature :— (*a*) The Types of Buildings . . . . . 111 (*b*) The Measurements . . . . . 121 (*c*) The Five Orders . . . . . 125 (*d*) The Three Styles . . . . . 130 IV.—The Mānasāra and Vitruvius Compared :— (*a*) The Extent and Popularity ... ... ... 134 (*b*) Similarity in Number and Titles of chapters ... ... 137 (*c*) Similarity in Training of architects... ... ... 137 (*d*) Similarity in Preliminary chapters ... ... ... 142 (*e*) Similarity in Town-planning ... ... ... 143 (*f*) Similarity in Forms, Species and Foundations of Buildings... 147 (*g*) Similarity in Columns . . . . . 149 (*h*) Similarity in division of Compound into five courts . 154 (*i*) Similarity in Doors . . . . . 155 (*j*) Similarity in Sculptural measures ... ... ... 156 (*k*) Similarity in Linguistic style ... ... ... 158 (*l*) Similarity in mysterious Titles ... ... ... 159

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| **V.**—Age of the Mānasāra:— | | | | | | |
| (*a*) The Bṛihat-saṁhitā | ... | | ... | | ... | 160 |
| (*b*) The Bhavishya and Matsya Purāṇas | | ... | | ... | 163 |
| (*c*) The ancient Professors of Architecture | | | .. | | ... | 164 |
| (*d*) Types of buildings and columns | ... | | ... | | .. | 167 |
| (*e*) The Matsya, Garuḍa and Agni Purāṇas | | | ... | | . | 168 |
| (*f*) The Artha-śāstra, Kāmandakīya-nīti and Śukra-nīti | | | | | ... | 169 |
| (*g*) The Daśakumāra-charita | ... | | ... | | ... | 170 |
| (*h*) The Holal Inscriptions ... | | ... | | ... | 171 |
| (*i*) The Sūrya-siddhānta, Līlāvatī and Siddhānta-śiromaṇi | | | | | ... | 172 |
| (*j*) The ten types of twelve storeyed buildings representing ten provinces... | ..- | | ... | | .. | 173 |
| (*k*) The three styles representing three geographical divisions of India ... | ... | | ... | | . | 176 |
| (*l*) Identification of Nāgara, Vesara and Drāviḍa styles | | | | | . | 180 |
| (*m*) Division of Royalty into nine classes | | | ... | | ... | 181 |
| (*n*) The extent of Gupta Empire | ... | | ... | | .. | 184 |
| (*o*) The prevailing Religion... | ... | | ... | | . | 185 |
| (*p*) Developments in Literature, Language and fine Arts | | | | | .. | 193 |
| (*q*) Unfaded memory of Seven Gupta Kings | | | ... | | . | 195 |
| (*r*) Conclusions ... | ... | | ... | | ... | 198 |
| Appendix: The Language of the Śilpa-Śāstra ... | | | ... | | . | 199 |
| General Index | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | 215 |