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(1) *Mānasāra* (Chap. XVIII, 1–422), named Vimāna:
Vimānas are buildings of one to twelve storeys and are used as residences of gods and men, i.e., the term implies both temples and residential buildings:
Taitilānāṁ dvi-jātīnāṁ varṇānāṁ vāsa-yogyakam।
Eka-bhūmi-vimānādi ravi-bhūmy avasānakam।
(*Ibid.*, 2, 3.)