Town Planning in Ancient India c12.s1.4

c12.s1.4

(2) Sarvatobhadra :—It is oblong or square. The village may be divided into interlineal chambers after Maṇḍuka or Sthaṇḍila. In the centre should be located the temple dedicated to the Triad—Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva. This may be fittingly inhabited by Brāhmaṇs, Tapasvis or those who observe austerities and perform sacrifices accompanied by great corporal sufferings (i.e., anchorites), yatis or religious mendicants, Buddhists (pāṣaṇḍāśramis), Brahmachāries (celebate