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.c47.4309
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.c47.4309
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The list in the *Mānasāra* contains under twelve classes (or storeys) 98 types of buildings; the *Agni-Purāṇa* has under five classes 45 types, the *Garuḍa-Purāṇa* also has under the same five classes 45 types; the *Mastya-Purāṇa* has under three classes 20 types; the *Bhavishya-Purāṇa* has left out the broader divisions and contains 20 types; the *Bṛihat-Saṁhitā* in the very same way contains 20 types; the *Kāmikāgama* has under three divisions (of various kinds) 20 types; and the *Suprabhedāgama* has left out all the minor divisions but has preserved the most important divisions, namely, the three styles (Nāgara, Vesara, and Drāviḍa) which comprise ten types of buildings.
Cites (8)
- Bhaviṣyapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Agnipurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Kāmikāgama — Sanskrit
- Matsyapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Garuḍapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Mānasāra — Sanskrit
- Suprabhedāgama — Sanskrit
- Bṛhatsaṃhitā — Varāhamihira, Sanskrit