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) v7.c47.1778
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) v7.c47.1778
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GARUḌA—The king of birds, the sun-eagle; ‘winged beings, resembling the griffin, mythical creatures (suparṇa), foes of nāgas’ (Gründel: *Buddhist Kunst in India*, p. 47); a type of building which is shaped like the sun-eagle (garuḍa), has wings and tail, and seven storeys, twenty cupolas (aṇḍa) and 24 cubits wide.