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.c14.s32.5

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Of the ten kinds, the first, *padmāsana*, is used as the throne for Śiva or Vishṇu, the *padma-keśara* for the [other] gods and for the *chakravartin*, the *padma-bhadra* for the *adhirāja* (i. e. the *mahārāja*); the *śrībhadra* is suitable for the *adhirāja* and the *narendra*, the *śrīviśāla* for the *narendra* and the *pārshṇika*, the *śrībandha* for the *pārshṇika* and the *paṭṭadhara*, the śrīmukha for the *maṇḍaleśa*, the *bhadrāsana* for the *paṭṭabhāj*, the *padmabandha* for the *prāharaka*, and the *pāda-bandha* throne for the *astragrāhin*. It is expressly stated that lion-shaped legs should not be made for the throne of the last class of kings. But in the case of all other kings, the thrones are marked with lions and furnished with six legs. They are generally placed facing the east. But the thrones of deities should face the four quarters.