The Hindu Temple v2.c11.s1.86
The Hindu Temple v2.c11.s1.86
- Language
- English
v2.c11.s1.86
In these types of proportionate measure of the image, ancient Vedic numbers survive. The length known as a ‘puruṣa’ or a ‘vyāma’, a man’s length or a fathom, was the unit of measuring the Fire-altar. This length is variously given as 120, 96 and also 84 aṅgulas (cf. Part II, note 12).