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In the *Matsya-purāṇa*, the *Bṛihat-saṁhitā*, and the *Kiraṇa-tantra* columns are also divided into five classes and are called *Ruchaka*, *Vajra*, *Dvi-vajra*, *Pralinaka*, and *Vṛitta*. In the *Suprabhedāgama* the names of the five orders are *Śrīkara*, *Chandrakānta*, *Saumukhya*, *Priyadarśana*, and *Śubhāṅkarī* which is composite of *Saumukhya* and *Priyadarśana*. The Græco-Roman orders, as is well known, are also five in number and are called Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan, and Composite.
Linked texts (4)
- Matsyapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Suprabhedāgama — Sanskrit
- Bṛhatsaṃhitā — Varāhamihira, Sanskrit
- Kiraṇatantra — Sanskrit