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I. Three classes of buildings—Śuddha or pure, made of one material (lines 139, 140) ; Miśra or mixed, made of two materials (lines 139, 140) and Saṁkīrṇa or amalgamated, made of three materials, namely stone, brick and timber (lines 139, 141) : one material alone is especially recommended (line 142).