Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c73.3

v2.c73.3

| Chapter | Subject | Pages |
| | **Introductory** | |
| | **Foundation of Hindu Iconography—the Institution of warship** | 23–42 |
| Introductory | | 24 |
| I | Worship and its antiquity | 25–29 |
| II | Image-worship—its development, i. e. | |
| | The Pañcāyatana, sectarian cults like Vaiṣṇavism, Śaivism, etc. and forms and modes of worship | 30–38 |
| III | Bearing of Devapūjā on Art and Iconography | 39–42 |
| | **Part I Canons of Iconography** | |
| Introductory | Part I and its subject-matter and the method etc. | 45–48 |
| I | Study of Hindu Iconography—the sources: | 49–75 |
| | A. Literary sources like Purāṇas Āgamas, Tantras and Śilpa-śastras | 50–71 |
| | B. Sculptural sources | 71–75 |
| II | Classification of Images in general on different bases | 76–80 |
| III | Icono-planning and Iconometry in relation to a perfect iconography | 81–93 |
| | (*i*) Icono-planning | 81–83 |
| | (*ii*) Iconometry | 83–92 |
| | (*iii*) The merits and demerits of the images | 92–93 |
| IV | Iconoplastic Art | 94–116 |
| | Different classifications of materials | 94–99 |
| | (*i*) The Clay | 99–101 |
| | (*ii*) The Wood | 101–103 |
| | (*iii*) The Stone | 103–108 |
| | (*iv*) The Metals | 108–112 |
| | (*v*) Precious stones and Ivory | 112–113 |
| | (*vi*) Mixed substances and other substances | 113–115 |
| | (*vii*) Factors developing this art | 115–16 |
| V | Mudrās—Poses and Postures | 117–132 |
| | Doctrine of Mudras reoriented | 117–119 |
| | Classification into three broad divisions and their significance and role in iconography | 119–122 |
| I | **Hasta-Mudrās** | |
| | (*i*) 24 Asaṁyuta Hastas | 120 |