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But the thrones for both deities and kings, for all purposes, are divided into ten kinds (*see* below). An account of the general plan as well as of the measurement of the various parts of them is given in detail (lines 17–213). They are technically called—Padmāsana, Padma-keśara, Padma-bhadra, Śrī-bhadra, Śrī-viśāla, Śrī-mukha, Bhadrāsana, Padma-bandha, and Pāda-bandha (lines 12–16).