The Hindu Temple v1.c9.s3.9

v1.c9.s3.9

The superstructure crowned by the Āmalaka or by the High Temple is the third and highest part of the 'body' of the monument, the Prāsāda;⁴⁰ the two other main parts of the temple being the solid base or socle, its altar; and the sanctuary with its vertical walls. By its form the Prāsāda leads from the square at the base to the point above; by its exalted position and by its form, which leads to the peak, the superstructure is the Mountain; its mass is the vesture (kośa) in which is clad