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) v4.c29.s5.13

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The *Suprabhedāgama* describes two sets of seven mouldings, one set referring to the column of the main building and the other set to that of the pavilion, and are called respectively, *daṇḍa*, *maṇḍi*, *kaṇṭha*, *kumbha*, *phalakā*, *vīrakaṇṭha* and *bodhikā*; and *uttara*, *potikā*, *vājana*, *mūrdhikā*, *tulā*, *jayantī* and *tala*. In the *Matsya-purāṇa*, the *Bṛihatsaṁhitā*, and the *Kiraṇa-tantra*, the mouldings are eight in number and bear the same names : *vāhana*, *ghaṭa*, *padma*, *uttaroshṭha*, *bāhulya*, *hāra*, *tulā*, and *upatulā*. The component mouldings of the Græco-Roman orders are also eight in number and are known as (1) the ovolo, echinus or quarter-round, (2) the talon, ogee or reversed cyma, (3) the cyma, cyma-recta, or cymatium, (4) the torus, (5) the scotia or trochilos, (6) the cavetto, mouth or hollow, (7) the astragal, and (8) the fillet, listel or annulet.