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8. The *Kāmikāgama*, paṭala LV¹: The four classes : Jāti (V. 128). Chhanda (V. 129), Vikalpa (130), and Ābhāsa (130). Paṭala XLV: Further classifications :
(1) Saṁchita, Apasaṁchita, and Upasaṁchita (V 6).
(2) Nāgara (6, 12, 13), Drāviḍa (6, 14, 15), and Vesara (7, 16—18).
(3) Jāti (7, 19), Chhanda (7- 20), and Vikalpa (7-20).
(4) Śuddha (7, 21) Miśra (7, 22), and Saṁkīrṇa (7, 22).
(5) Puṁ-liṅga or masculine, also called Saṁchita (8, 9), Strī-liṅga or feminine (9, 10), and Napuṁsaka or neuter (11). This class (5) does not refer (like the *Mānasāra*) to the sexes of the deities. Here they appear more like residential buildings : their characteristic features are determined by architectural details The distinguishing marks of the divisions in the other four classes (1 to 4) are similar to those of the *Mānasāra* noticed above.