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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.s38.3
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The materials for making idols are nine, namely, gold, silver, copper (*tāmra*), stone, wood, *sudhā* (stucco, also mortar and plaster), *śarkarā* (*lit.* gravel or grit), *ābhāsa* (marble) and earth (terra-cotta). All the materials enumerated are well known except *ābhāsa*, of which a special description is given.