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.c47.7083

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'The Sthapati or master builder must be able to design (*lit.* placing, sthāpana). He must be proficient in all sciences (Śāstras, *see* below). He must not be deformed by lacking in or possessing too many limbs. He must be pious and compassionate. He must not be malicious or spiteful. He must be trained in music (tāntra=a stringed musical instrument, *see Vitruvius* below). He must be of noble descent. He must be a mathematician and historian. He must be happy in mind and free from greed. He must be proficient in painting. He must know all countries, i.e., he must be a geographist. He must be truthful, and possess self-control. He must not have any disease, and must be above committing errors. He must be free from the seven vices (hunting, gambling, day-dreaming, blackmailing, addiction to women, etc., *see Manu-saṁhitā*, VII, 47–48). He must have a good name and be faithful to friends. He must be deep in (*lit.* cross) the ocean of the science of architecture.’