Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v1.c53.60

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Take for instance the Mānasāra chapter (XXXVI) named *Śālā*. In this chapter *Śālā* is used mostly in the sense of a house. Śālās imply both temples and residential buildings for Brāhmaṇas, Kṣatriyas, Vaiśyas and Śūdras. Their characteristic features as single buildings may be seen :—