Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v1.c42: Chapter LXXIV.
Vāstu-śāstra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v1.c42
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Chapter LXXIV.
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Doṣaguṇa-Nirūpaṇa (The demerits and merits of images).
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An image which looks beautiful, but does not conform to the rules of the Śāstra, having been moulded by a sculptor ignorant of the Śāstric injunction, is not worthy of possession. This is the open declaration and this tradition has been religiously maintained by the artists of India (See the list of the merits and demerits in the study proper).
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(b) The Standard Measurements.