The Hindu Temple v1.c7.s1.5
The Hindu Temple v1.c7.s1.5
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Utpala, commenting in the tenth century on the ‘Bṛhat Samhitā’ (LII. 39-41), quotes Hiraṇyagarbha ; according to him the range of substances used in definite types of buildings was large. The building Mandira, was made of stone, Vāstubhavana of baked bricks, Sumanta of unbaked bricks, Sudhāra of mud, Mānasya of wood, Nandana of bamboo, Vijaya and Śilpivikalpita of [tent] cloth, Kaṭima of wattle and others of gold, silver, copper, iron, lac and tin. According to Maya there are only five kinds of buildings of different substances.