Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c74.17

v2.c74.17

It may be pointed out that among the three chapters, devoted to this topic, the chapter on Brāhmaṇa-pratimā-lakṣaṇa, is naturally larger and more exhaustive for the simple reason that the author is primarily a student of the texts of Vāstu-Śāstra (particularly the S. S. and the A. P), where only Brahmanical images figure (though Aparājita-Pracchā touches on the Jain images also). For the sake of completeness however, a bare outline of Budhist and Jain iconography is also attempted and I am sure it may serve a very useful purpose.