The Hindu Temple v1.c5.s2.33
The Hindu Temple v1.c5.s2.33
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v1.c5.s2.33
In the Vāstumaṇḍala, the eight directions of space are held by eight Vāstupuruṣas; over these preside the regents of the 8 planets and 8 divinities of the Nakṣatras. Its square thus houses the daily apparent movement of the sun by which are determined the 2, 4 and 8 directions of space; it houses also the annual movement of the sun, when the points of the compass are taken to refer to the Ecliptic, and are presided over by the regents of the planets; and also the course of the moon on the Ecliptic and its passage through the lunar mansions.