The Hindu Temple v1.c9.s9.64

v1.c9.s9.64

⁶⁷ The chronological sequence of South Indian Vāstuśāstras is approximately: ‘Vaikhānāśāgama’, ‘Mayamata’, ‘Īśānaśivagurudevapaddhati’, ‘Kāmikāgama’ (note 54). The ‘Tantrasamuccaya’ belongs to the early part of the 15th century (Mallayya, op. cit. JAU. vol XII. No. 1. p. ii). While the ‘Kāśyapaśilpa’=‘Aṃśumadbheda’ of Kāśyapa and ‘Prayogamañjarī’ are prior to the 15th century (ib. p. III), the ‘Śilparatna’ dates from the later part of the 16th century. The ‘Mānasāra’ has been assigned, by P. K. Acharya, a place close to the ‘Bṛhat Sarphitā’ and ‘Matsyapurāṇa’ (‘Architecture of Mānasāra’, p. LIX, LVIII). The ‘Mānasāra’ has