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.c16.191
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.c16.191
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Viśva-karman, etymologically implying the Creator of the universe, is more or less a professional name for an architect. Manu is less so. This is a generic name. Mention is made of fourteen Manus,¹ namely, Svāyambhuva, Svārochisha, Auttami, Tāmasa, Raivata, Chākshusha, Vaivasvata, Sāvarṇi, Daksha-sāvarṇi, Brahma-sāvarṇi, Dharma-sāvarṇi, Rudra-sāvarṇi, Rauchya-daiva-sāvarṇi, and Indra-sāvarṇi. Manu is a sort of second Creator, the Indian Adam, representative of man and father of human race. It seems, however, clear that there must have been an architect Manu also in the ordinary sense of the term, because with him several architectural works are associated. He is stated in the Rāmāyaṇa² to have built the ancient city of Ayodhyā, the capital of king Rāma.
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- Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa — Vālmīki, Sanskrit