The Hindu Temple v1.c3.3

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PART II. THE PLAN . . . . . 19 SQUARE AND CIRCLE: VEDIC ORIGINS ... ... ... 22 THE SQUARE MAṆḌALA OF THE EARTH AND OF THE ECLIPTIC ... 29 SYMBOLISM OF THE SQUARE . . . . . 40 THE ENCLOSURE . . . . . 40 THE ORNAMENT OF VIŚVAKARMAN ... ... ... 40 THE REMAINDER . . . . . 44 THE FORM OF MĀRTAṆḌA . . . . . 44 VĀSTU, THE REMAINDER . . . . . 45 THE TWO MAIN TYPES OF THE VĀSTU DIAGRAM ... ... 46 A. THE MAṆḌALA OF 64 SQUARES ... ... ... 46 B. THE MAṆḌALA OF 81 SQUARES AND THE VĀSTUPURUṢA ... 49 THE ORGANISM OF THE PLAN . . . . . 51 THE SERIES OF 32 TYPES OF THE VĀSTUMAṆḌALA ... ... 58 VARIOUS CLOSED POLYGONS AS SHAPES OF THE VĀSTUMAṆḌALA ... 62