Studies in Indian Art c7.s3.2

c7.s3.2

To know the model one should know the figure. The figures are within our purview. They alone can be seen in concrete form. The great law by which Viśvakarmā creates is the equation: *yathā=tathā*. The visible world is *yathā* of which the variety and diversity are infinite, beyond the power of words and thought to comprehend in fullness. *Yathā* is equal to This, and *tathā* is equal to That. The source of *yathā* is *tathā*. This is rooted in That. The latter is beyond name and form. It is the supreme reality, the lofty presence in the highest heaven (*parama vyoman*).