The Positive Background of Hindu Sociology c13.s5.5

c13.s5.5

The *Mayamata*⁴⁰ is a treatise on architecture available in print and deals with the following among other topics: 1. examination of the ground, 2. measurement, 3. ascertainment of the points of the compass, 4. rules for laying out villages and towns, 5. plinth, base and pillars, 6. stone work, cementation, 7. spires, 8. one, two, three and four storied houses, 9. *gopuras* or gates, 10. *maṇḍapas*, 11. out-offices, barns, treasuries etc.