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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.c47.6547

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.c47.6547

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(4) Seats are referred to under various names in Buddhist literature: Āsandi (large couches, *Chullavagga*, VI, 14, 1; *Mahāvagga*, V. 10, 3); couches covered with canopy (*Chullavagga*, VI, 14-1; *Mahāvagga*, V. 10-3); Āsandaka (rectangular chairs), sattaṅgo (arm-chair, sofa); bhaddapīṭham (state-chair), pīṭhikā (cushioned chair), same on a pedestal (etaka-padaka-pīṭham), same with many legs (Āmalaka-vaṇṭika-pīṭham), cane-bottomed chair (kochhom), leaning board (phalakam).

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