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22-26. In the *Chhanda* and other types the *Pechaka* plan (of four plots) are recommended for the main edifice, the *Mahāpīṭha* plan (of sixteen plots) should be (made) for the first (court), the *Chaṇḍita* plan (of sixty-four plots) for the second, the *Bhadra* plan (of one hundred and ninety-six plots) for the third; thereafter beyond this court should be the *Supratikānta* plan (of four hundred and sixty-four plots) for the fourth (court), and the *Chandra-kānta* plan (of one thousand and twenty-four plots) for the fifth: thus should be made the *Chhanda* class (of edifices)¹; those of the *Vikalpa* class is described here.