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.c49.40
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.c49.40
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The author begins with a general survey of the references to architecture in literature, dealing first with Vedic and Buddhist works, then with the *Purāṇas*, *Āgamas*, and other works. In his second section he summarizes the *Mānasāra* and gives shorter accounts in turn of the following works: the *Mayamata*, the *Amśumad-Bheda* of Kaśyapa, the *Viśvakarmīyaśilpa*, the *Agastya*, the *Saṃgraha*, and one or two others. Section III deals with the Position of the *Mānasāra* in Literature. Here, types of buildings are discussed, measurements, the five orders and the three styles.
Linked texts (5)
- Mānasāra — Sanskrit
- Cakradatta (Cikitsāsaṅgraha) — Cakrapāṇidatta, Sanskrit
- Kāśyapaśilpa — Sanskrit
- Mayamata — Maya, Sanskrit
- Viśvakarmaśilpa — Viśvakarman, Sanskrit