Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v1.c56.75

v1.c56.75

This is, in very brief, only a hint at the colossal works of art that the artisans have achieved to the glory of gods, having added glory to themselves betokening the glorious past. Naturally, therefore, in a work like the present one, in which a study of a manual of architecture is the main concern, the kind of investigation as has been done by the indologists mentioned above, is out of place. Here I am concerned to see, on the basis of the material available in the texts, how far this work mirrors the development of temple building in India in relation to the different norms prescribed by the Texts of the Vāstu-śāstra and more especially the text under review, the Samarāṅgaṇa Sūtradhāra.