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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) v2.c14.s37.15

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.c14.s37.15

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⁴ In literature we find the evidently synonymous expression *dīpavṛiksha* (*lit.* lamp-tree). *Mahābh.* XII, 7204 ; XIV, 1737. *Rām.* (ed. GORRESIO) II, 5, 18 ; *Buddhacharita* (ed. COWELL), V, 44. Monumental lamp-pillars of stone, now-a-days designated by the name of *dīpdān*, are found especially in the South of India. Cf. FERGUSSON, *History of Indian and Eastern Architecture*, Revised edition, vol. I, pp. 347 sq. and II, 81.

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