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.c49.88

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In Part I Professor Acharya gives a general survey of the whole range of ancient Indian literature and bears out 'that the authors of the Vedic literature were not ignorant of stone-forts, walled cities, stone-houses, carved stones, and brick edifices.' The relics of Mahenjo-daro and Harappa unearthed by the Archaeological Department under the able guidance of Sir John Marshall give the same evidence of a time much earlier than the earliest Veda. The Buddhist and Jain literature is replete with reference to buildings, furniture and sculpture of a very high order. The classical Sanskrit literature bears the testimony of a very well-developed art in all these respects; several *Purānas* have an elaborate description of Śilpa and some of the *Āgamas* whose main objects is 'to inculcate the mystical worship of Śiva and Śakti' devote considerable attention to architecture.