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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) v7.c47.2121

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.c47.2121

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CHATUR-AŚRA (*see* CHATUSHKOṆA)—A type of building which is quadrangular in plan, has one storey and five cupolas.
(1) *Bṛihat-Saṁhitā* (LVI. 28, *and Kāśyapa*, *J.R.A.S*., N. S., Vol. VI, p. 320, note 1).
(2) *Matsya-Purāṇa* (Chap. CCLXIX, vv. 28, 53; *see* under PRĀSĀDA).
(3) *Bhavishya-Purāṇa* (Chap. CXXX, v. 25; *see* under PRĀSĀDA).

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