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.c15.67

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(1) Meru has 100 cupolas (*śriṅga*), 16 storeys (*bhūmika*), many variegated steeples (*śikhara*), and is 50 cubits broad (V. 28, 31, 53); (2) Mandara has 12 storeys, many steeples and faces, and is 45 cubits broad (V. 28, 37, 47, 53); (3) Kailāsa has 9 storeys, (many steeples and faces), and is 40 cubits broad (V. 32, 47, 53); (4) Vimāna-chchhanda has 8 storeys, many steeples and faces (*ānana*), and is 34 cubits broad (V. 25, 32, 33, 47, 53); (5) Nandi-vardhana has 7 storeys, and is 32 cubits broad (V. 29, 33, 48, 53); (6) Nandana has 7 storeys, and is furnished with *vishāṇa* or horns, and is 30 cubits broad (V. 29, 33, 48, 53); (7) Sarvatobhadra has 5 storeys, 16 corners with various shapes, is furnished with art-galleries (*chitraśālā*), and is 30 cubits broad (V. 29, 34, 35, 48, 53); (8) Vallabhi-chchhandaka has 5 storeys, many steeples and faces, and is 16 cubits broad (V. 35, 50, 53); (9) Vṛisha should resemble the height and length of the bull, be round and without corners, should have 5 cupolas, 2 storeys, and should be 4 cubits broad at the central hall (V. 30, 36, 44, 45, 53); (10) Siṁha resembles the lion and is 16 cubits broad is adorned with the famous *chandrasālā* (top rooms, gable-windows), and by the width of the front neck 6 storeys high (V. 29, 36, 40, 49, 53); (11) Gaja resembles the elephant, and is 16 cubits broad, and has many