Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus c4.7

c4.7

ast * A follower of Vishnu.
* In order that a more accurate idea may be formed of the subjects contained in this work, a particular description is given of the contents of each *adhyáya* as taken from the preface to be planted in Indra's heaven, and to supply all the wants of those who have the happiness of taking shelter under it The forty-sixth chapter treats of *Abhishécas* or ablutionary rites, by which images are sanctified, the forty-seventh of jewels and ornaments worn by the gods and mortals, the forty-eighth of statues of *Brahma* and other deities, the forty-ninth of the *Lingam* the emblem of *Siva*, the fiftieth of seats and forms raised for the reception of images, the fifty-first of the form of *Sacti* the goddess of nature, the fifty-second and fifty-third of the images worshipped by the *Bauddhas* and *Jainas*, the fifty-fourth describes the statues of *Yecshas*, *Vidyádharas*, and other choristers, the fifty-fifth those of the saints or holy men, the fifty-sixth and fifty-seventh those of the *Devas* or gods, with their respective vehicles, and the fifty-eighth concludes with rules for chiselling the eyes of the statue, and the ceremonies to be performed on the occasion.