The Hindu Temple v1.c5.s5.11
The Hindu Temple v1.c5.s5.11
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v1.c5.s5.11
⁷⁵ ‘Rāmāyaṇa’, I. 5. 16. The universe, as a board of 8 × 8 squares (aṣṭapada) fastened with golden cords, is described also in Buddhist texts (Saddharma Puṇḍarīka), Burnouf, ‘Lotus de la bonne Loi’, p. 148. The game of chess ‘aṣṭapada’, the board of 8 × 8 squares was known in Vedic India. The board was called Koṣṭhika or Koṣṭhāgāra ; Kaye, ‘Hindu Astronomy’, ASI, Mem. 18, p. 151.