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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) v5.c33.s4
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Chapter XXIV: Six-Storeyed Buildings of Thirteen Types
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| Plate no. | Figure | Description |
| LXXVI | First type | Padma-kānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses with slight alteration. Elevation towards the breadth. |
| LXXVII | First type | Cross-section. |
| LXXVIII | First type | Typical plan (ground floor). |
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| Plate no. | Figure | Description |
| | | *Not illustrated* |
| | Second type | Kāntāra, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Third type | Sundara, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Fourth type | Upakānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Fifth type | Kamalāksha, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Sixth type | Ratna-kānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Seventh type | Vipulāṅka, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Eighth type | Jyotishkānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Ninth type | Saroruha, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Tenth type | Vipulākṛitika, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Eleventh type | Svasti-kānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Twelfth type | Nandyāvarta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Thirteenth type | Ikshu-kānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
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SEVEN-STOREYED BUILDINGS OF EIGHT TYPES
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| Plate no. | Figure | Description |
| LXXIX | First type | Puṇḍarīka, used both as temples and dwelling-houses with slight alteration. |
| LXXX | First type | Cross-section. |
| LXXXI | First type | Typical plan (ground floor). |
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| Plate no. | Figure | Description |
| | | *Not illustrated* |
| | Second type | Śrīkānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Third type | Śrībhoga, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Fourth type | Dhāraṇa, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Fifth type | Pañjara, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Sixth type | Āśramāgāra, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Seventh type | Harmya-kānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Eighth type | Hima-kānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
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EIGHT-STOREYED BUILDINGS OF EIGHT TYPES
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| Plate no. | Figure | Description |
| LXXXII | First type | Bhū-kānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses with slight alteration. |
| | | Elevation towards the breadth. |
| LXXXIII | First type | Cross-section. |
| LXXXIV | First type | Plans in general : |
| | Fig. 1 | .With 17 parts / With 18 parts Small size of Bhū-kānta. |
| | Fig. 2 | |
| | Fig. 3 | With 21 parts, of the intermediate size of Svarga-kānta. |
| | Fig. 4 | With 22 parts, of the large size of Mahā-kānta. |
| | | *Not fully illustrated* |
| | Second type | Bhūpa-kānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Third type | Svarga-kānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
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| Plate no. | Figure | Description |
| | Fourth type | Mahā-kānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Fifth type | Jana-kānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Sixth type | Tapas-kānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Seventh type | Satya-kānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Eighth type | Deva-kānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
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NINE-STOREYED BUILDINGS OF SEVEN TYPES
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| Plate no. | Figure | Description |
| LXXXV | First type | Saura-kānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. Elevation towards the breadth. |
| LXXXVI | First type | Cross-section. |
| LXXXVII | First type | Plans in general : |
| | Fig. 1 | With 20 parts, of small size of Saura-kānta. |
| | Fig. 2 | With 27 parts, of large size of Viśva-kānta. |
| | Fig. 3 | With 24 parts, of intermediate size of Vivṛita. |
| | | *Not fully illustrated* |
| | Second type | Raurava, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Third type | Chaṇḍita, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Fourth type | Bhūshaṇa, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Fifth type | Vivṛita, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Sixth type | Suprati-kānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Seventh type | Viśva-kānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
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TEN-STOREYED BUILDINGS OF SIX TYPES
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| Plate no. | Figure | Description |
| LXXXVIII | First type | Bhū-kānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses with slight alteration. Elevation towards the breadth. |
| LXXXIX | First type | Cross-section. |
| XC | First type | Plans in general. |
| | | *Not illustrated* |
| | Second type | Chandra-kānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Third type | Bhavana-kānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Fourth type | Antarīksha-kānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |
| | Fifth type | Megha-kānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. 113443 |
| | Sixth type | Abja-kānta, used both as temples and dwelling-houses. |