The Hindu Temple v1.c5.s3.t2.13

v1.c5.s3.t2.13

⁵³ In domestic architecture too, the buildings for Brāhmaṇas are square or nearly square, if rectangular, the length exceeds the width by 1/10 only. In the buildings of Kṣatriyas the excess is 1/6th; in those of Vaiśyas and Śūdras, 1/6th and 1/4th respectively (S.S. XIX. 18-19; Br. S. LII. 13). The lower the caste the further remote from the perfection of the square are the buildings which are suitable for its members.