The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: A Study of Indo-Aryan Civilisation c11.39
The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: A Study of Indo-Aryan Civilisation c11.39
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Next above it is the rare flower of ten petals, Mahâpadma, the heavenly lotus, containing within its fruit the fire element. The fourth is the transparent lotus of the Ether, with sixteen petals: its fruit is the abode of Vâyu—Wind-force (*vajra*, electric power).