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.c40.s1.18

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‘The entrance to the monastery was on the east side of the quadrangle directly opposite the steps leading up to the *stūpa*. Here there was a vestibule 25½ feet by 13½ feet. To the north of this vestibule there is a small chapel. On the floor of the chapel were two separate pavements of brick, corresponding to those in the large halls as well as in many of the cells.’² To the north of this chapel there is a long narrow chamber containing a staircase to the upper storey, where the monk quarters were situated. The large hall (44 feet by 26 feet), supposed to be a Hall of Assembly, a usual adjunct in the larger monasteries, is situated to the north-east corner beyond the staircase. The second large hall (41 feet by 22 feet), adjoining the entrance vestibule on the south, is entered from the courtyard by a doorway (5⅓ feet wide), with two steps on the inner side. It might have been used as a common room or refectory.