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... composed in Sanskrit , yet , with the exception of some topics con- nected with religious rites , sacrifices , and astrology , ( which occupy indeed a considerable portion of the Silpa Sástra , and with which we have no immediate ...
... composed in Sanskrit , yet , with the exception of some topics con- nected with religious rites , sacrifices , and astrology , ( which occupy indeed a considerable portion of the Silpa Sástra , and with which we have no immediate ...
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... composed in a dramatic form , and is stated in the preface to have been revealed to the author personally by Siva ; and in consequence , the former is frequently addressed throughout the book by the appellation of Dwijottama , " the ...
... composed in a dramatic form , and is stated in the preface to have been revealed to the author personally by Siva ; and in consequence , the former is frequently addressed throughout the book by the appellation of Dwijottama , " the ...
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... composed in the South of India , there appears indeed no reason to doubt , for they seem to have been the standards by which the exist- ing religious structures were reared throughout this part of the peninsula . The most interesting ...
... composed in the South of India , there appears indeed no reason to doubt , for they seem to have been the standards by which the exist- ing religious structures were reared throughout this part of the peninsula . The most interesting ...
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... composed ; and in the section which gives rules for carving statues , that is , in the only part I have seen of it , I find no mention of the saints above referred to . It is generally believed to have been composed by Agastya , under ...
... composed ; and in the section which gives rules for carving statues , that is , in the only part I have seen of it , I find no mention of the saints above referred to . It is generally believed to have been composed by Agastya , under ...
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... composed by Vyása , in the beginning of the Caliyug , makes mention of the Pándya and Chóla governments , we must give them credit for a higher antiquity . That the religion and literature , as well as the political constitution of the ...
... composed by Vyása , in the beginning of the Caliyug , makes mention of the Pándya and Chóla governments , we must give them credit for a higher antiquity . That the religion and literature , as well as the political constitution of the ...
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Page 21 - ... proportions of symmetry." (p. 15.) The third chapter treats of the nature and quality of ground on which buildings are to be erected ; it is very copious and very curious. Minute directions are given for constructing a plough, and for ploughing the ground on which the house is to be built. This being done, " let sesamum seeds, pulse, and kidneybeans be sown, with incantations pronounced over them; and let due reverence be paid to the spiritual teacher ; and let the oxen, and the plough to which...
Page 17 - Wo to them who dwell in a house not built according to the proportions of symmetry. in building an edifice, therefore, let all its parts, from the basement to the roof, be duly considered.
Page 18 - The ground to be avoided is described in a special manner as follows : " That which has the form of a circle, a semicircle, containing three, five, or six angles, resembling a trident or a winnow, shaped like the hinder part of a fish, or the back of an elephant, or a turtle, or the face of a cow, and the like ; situated opposite to any of the intermediate quarters northwest, and the like ; abounding with human sculls, stones, worms, ant-hills, ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE HINDUS.