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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) v6.c37.67

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) v6.c37.67

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v6.c37.67

| | | *Page* |
| Preface— | | |
| Scope and Sources drawn upon .. .. .. | .. | ix–xiv |
| Elucidation of the structures built after ancient methods | .. | xiv–xxiv |
| Acknowledgment of help received .. .. | .. | xxv–xxviii |
| Method of transliteration of Sanskrit words .. | .. | xxix |
| List of Illustrations .. .. .. | .. | xxxiii–xxxv |
| Introduction—Fine Arts .. .. .. | .. | 1–25 |
| Chapter I—Pre-Vedic Architecture— | | |
| Mohenjo-daro .. .. .. | .. | 27–37 |
| Harappa .. .. .. | .. | 37–43 |
| Jhukun .. .. .. | .. | 43–45 |
| Johi, Sehwan and Kohistan .. .. | .. | 45–46 |
| Baluchistan .. .. .. | .. | 46–47 |
| Waziristan .. .. .. | .. | 47–53 |
| Chapter II—Vedic Architecture— | | |
| *Vedas* .. .. .. | .. | 54–62 |
| *Brāhmaṇas* and *Sūtras* .. .. | .. | 63–64 |
| Chapter III—Classical or Post-Vedic Architecture— | | |
| Buddhist Architecture .. .. .. | .. | 65–75 |
| Jain Architecture .. .. .. | .. | 75–77 |
| Brahmaṇical Architecture— | | |
| Epics .. .. .. | .. | 78–80 |
| *Purāṇas* .. .. .. | .. | 80–84 |
| *Āgamas* .. .. .. | .. | 85–92 |
| Miscellaneous treatises .. .. | .. | 92–96 |
| Chapter IV—*Śilpa-śāstras*— | | |
| *Mānasāra* .. .. .. | .. | 97–158 |
| Mayamata .. .. .. | .. | 159–161 |
| Aṁśumadbheda of Kāśyapa .. .. | .. | 162–165 |
| Viśvakarma .. .. .. | .. | 166–169 |
| Āgastya .. .. .. | .. | 170–171 |
| Sanatkumāra .. .. .. | .. | 172 |
| Maṇḍana .. .. .. | .. | 173–175 |
| Śrīkumāra .. .. .. | .. | 176–177 |
| Samarāṅgaṇa-Sūtradhāra of King Bhojadeva .. | .. | 178–181 |
| Saṁgraha .. .. .. | .. | 182–185 |
| Chapter V— Position of the *Mānasāra* in literature .. | .. | 186–209 |
| Chapter VI—*Mānasāra* and Vitruvius .. .. | .. | 210–239 |
| Chapter VII—Age of the *Mānasāra* .. .. | .. | 240–282 |
| Chapter VIII—Hindu Architecture in Border Lands— | | |
| Tibet .. .. .. | .. | 283–284 |
| Sikkim .. .. .. | .. | 284 |
| Nepal .. .. .. | .. | 284–287 |
| Kashmir .. .. .. | .. | 287–289 |
| Kangra .. .. .. | .. | 289–290 |
| Ceylon .. .. .. | .. | 290–293 |

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