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The Hindu Temple v1.c7.s3.17

The Hindu Temple v1.c7.s3.17

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v1.c7.s3.17

While generally the height of the casket is half its width (which is 8 angulas, in the 'Silparatna') it is also given as three quarter, or equal to the width ('Kāmikāgama', XXXI, 8-9; 'Kāsyapasīlpa', XXVI, 10). Compared with the Nidhikalasa (p. 112) it has half its width, acc. to the 'Tantrasamuccaya', II, XII, 3-5. The 'Hayasīrsapancarātra', XII, 268, describes it as 12 angulas wide and 4 angulas high.

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