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3-8. From the plinth (*upāna*) to the small dome (*stūpi*) the height should be divided into twenty-eight parts: (of these) the height of the plinth (*ādhāra*) should be three parts, and that of the pillar six parts; the height of the entablature should be four parts and (that of) the (second) pillar above five parts; above that, upon the entablature (*mañcha*) of the (second) pillar, the height of the platform (*vedikā*) should be one part; the height of the neck should be two parts and that of the spherical roof (*śikhara*) four parts; the height of the small dome (*stūpi*) above that should be made of three parts.