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.c47.7317
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.c47.7317
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Whichever theory of its origin be accepted---Om, Sun, Fire, or Cross the etymology of the term, svastika, justifies its Indian or Sanskrit, origin. And according to its derivative meaning its auspicious significance cannot be denied as long as the Sanskrit civilization and Hindu culture will survive in this world. In India this classic symbol has taken a *corporal* body and the Hindus have been building their roads, towns, villages, images, various articles, and houses according to this plan. Thus in India, the place of its origin, it is not merely an auspicious figure but it has been developed into a more tangible sculptural and architectural object.