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.s5.82
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) v4.c29.s5.82
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The treatise which is intended by its authors to be the most authentic is naturally the one attributed to Viśvakarman (the creator of the universe), the heavenly architect. There appear, however, to have been more than one treatise bearing the name of Viśvakarman : one being called *Viśvakarma-prakāśa*, or *Viśvakarma-vāstuśāstra*, and another *Viśvakarmīya-śilpa* or *Viśvakarmīya-śilpaśāstra*. The first deals in thirteen chapters with directions on the building of houses, the making of roads, tanks, etc., similar to those given in the *Mānasāra*. The second deals with sculptural objects in a similar manner, but in an abridged form, and appears to have been influenced by the *Mānasāra* through the *Mayamata*.
Linked texts (5)
- Mānasāra — Sanskrit
- Mayamata — Maya, Sanskrit
- Viśvakarmavāstuśāstra — Sanskrit
- Viśvakarmaśilpa — Viśvakarman, Sanskrit
- Vāstuśāstra (Giridhara) — Giridhara, Sanskrit