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.s42.6
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.s42.6
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The primary measurement (*ādi-māna*) refers to comparative measurement and is divided into nine kinds. The height of an image is determined 1st, by comparing it with the breadth (*tāra*) of the whole temple (*harmya*); 2ndly, with the height of the cella or sanctum (*garbha-gṛiha*); 3rdly, with the height of the door (*dvāra-māna*); 4thly, with the measurement of the base (*adhishṭhāna*); 5thly, by expressing it in *hastas*; 6thly, in the *tāla* system; 7thly, in *aṅgulas*; 8thly, by comparing it with the height of the worshipper; and 9thly, with the height of the riding-animal (*vāhana*) or with the height of the principal idol (*mūla-bera*).