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.c41.s22.t1.6
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.c41.s22.t1.6
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‘The monument may be described either as a seven- or a nine-storeyed *vihāra*, according as we reckon the platform on which the seventy-two small *dagobas* stand as one or three storeys. It is, however, either for its dimensions or the beauty of its architectural design that Boro Budur is so remarkable, as for the sculptures that line its galleries. These extend to nearly 5,000 feet, almost a mile, and as there are sculptures on both faces, we have nearly 10,000 lineal feet of bas-reliefs; or, if we like to add those which are in two storeys, we have a series of sculptures, which, if arranged consecutively in a row, would extend over nearly three miles of ground.'¹