The Hindu Temple v1.c8.s3.8

v1.c8.s3.8

⁴⁶ Adhiṣṭhāna is usually translated as base. If there is an Upapīṭha, the Adhiṣṭhāna is above it; so to be accurate, it cannot be rendered as “base”. The word means “a stand” and is translated here as “socle”; the Upapīṭha or pedestal is an optional member of the temple, whereas the Adhiṣṭhāna is an essential part; Orissan shrines however are generally without it.