The Hindu Temple v1.c9.s5.4

v1.c9.s5.4

The threefold system of proportionate measure expressed by the Pramāṇasūtra, —originally the two main orthogonals of the square Prāsāda—, the Paryantasūtra, or its perimeter, and the Vinyāsasūtra, which gives the theme of the walls, is the rule of the ground plan of the Hindu temple in its most evolved types (Figs. on pp. 247, 250) and in its simplest form. The simplest form would consist of four internal squares brought about by the two main co-ordinates, the Brahmasthāna being congruous to the Garbhagṛha. If a border of equal squares is added, they are twelve in number and occupy the thickness of the walls. In this plan there would be sixteen squares only; the Paryantasūtra would measure four times the length of a square on each side, and the Vinyāsasūtras would assign to the Devatās their