[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834) › c4.s3.83 # Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus c4.s3.83 Essay on the Architecture of the Hindus c4.s3.83 - **Language:** English ### [c4.s3.83](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.s3.83) “\*Vimánas\* are further distinguished into three kinds, namely, \*st'hánaca\*, \*ásana\*, and \*sáyana\*; the first having reference to the height, the second to the breadth, the third to the length. Moreover, the idol to be placed in the \*vimána\*, called \*st'hánaca\*, should be in an erect posture; that to be placed in the \*ásana\*, in a sitting; and that to be placed in the \*sayana\*, in a recumbent posture.” - [Previous: c4.s3.82](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.s3.82) - [Next: c4.s3.84](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.s3.84) - [Up: c4.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.s3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.s3.83](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.raz-1834.c4.s3.83) · Pramāṇa