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¹ These plots may be square, rectangular, round, oval or sixteen-sided as stated in the *Purāṇas*; in the *Mānasāra* also quadrangular, hexagonal, octagonal and round shapes of architectural and sculptural objects are admitted in reference to the styles, although the buildings are stated to bear masculine, feminine and neuter aspects which are also referred to in the *Āgamas* (see the writer's *Indian Architecture*, pages 113 - 118, 176, 24, 49, 111, 118, and his *Dictionary of Hindu Architecture* under Prāsāda and Nāgara). A triangular plan seems to be referred to in line 23 (see note thereunder).
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- Mānasāra — Sanskrit
- Śvetāmbara Āgama — Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit
- Purāṇa — Sanskrit