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.s5.80

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The *Mayamata-śilpaśāstra* attributed to one Gannamāchārya is the most well-known text next to the *Mānasāra*. It has been shown that in respect of the titles of chapters, their sequence and contents the *Mayamata* and the *Mānasāra* are identical. A portion of the manuscript of the *Mayamata* contains the title *Mānasāra* and this fact has led to the assumption that the *Mayamata* is based on and is an abridgement of the *Mānasāra*. The fact that one *Mayamata* is included in the list of thirty-two authorities mentioned in the *Mānasāra* itself does not present much difficulty in accepting this view, because Mayamata like Manu or Mānasāra is apparently a generic name and the treatise catalogued under the title *Mayamata-śilpa-śāstra* need not necessarily be ascribed to the authority mentioned in the *Mānasāra*.