Publications, Issue 35Royal Asiatic Society, 1834 |
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... erection of temples for Vishnu and Siva : the former to be in the middle of the town or village , as the most acceptable place for a deity whose cha- racteristic attributes are benignity , mercy , and preservation ; and the latter ...
... erection of temples for Vishnu and Siva : the former to be in the middle of the town or village , as the most acceptable place for a deity whose cha- racteristic attributes are benignity , mercy , and preservation ; and the latter ...
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... erected — such as temples , palaces , and private dwelling - houses for the several classes of people . The sixth ... erection of temples , and for the residence of the different classes of people . The tenth contains a description of ...
... erected — such as temples , palaces , and private dwelling - houses for the several classes of people . The sixth ... erection of temples , and for the residence of the different classes of people . The tenth contains a description of ...
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... erected a splendid palace for the residence of the five sons of Pándú , a poetical description of which occupies a whole book of that celebrated work . He is supposed to be one and the same person with him who erected the altar for ...
... erected a splendid palace for the residence of the five sons of Pándú , a poetical description of which occupies a whole book of that celebrated work . He is supposed to be one and the same person with him who erected the altar for ...
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... erecting of temples and houses ; thence to the mode of constructing a sanc'hu or gnomon for the purpose of ... erected over gateways and pillars ; doors and their dimensions ; statues of the gods , saints , and holy men , & c ...
... erecting of temples and houses ; thence to the mode of constructing a sanc'hu or gnomon for the purpose of ... erected over gateways and pillars ; doors and their dimensions ; statues of the gods , saints , and holy men , & c ...
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... erecting of their temples , and having likewise prescribed rules for constructing images of the objects of adoration by these sects . This pre- scription marks , though indefinitely , the age of these compositions to have been posterior ...
... erecting of their temples , and having likewise prescribed rules for constructing images of the objects of adoration by these sects . This pre- scription marks , though indefinitely , the age of these compositions to have been posterior ...
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a-quarter angulas Arabic architecture architrave artists Brahmans breadth building called campa cant'ha capital capóta Cásyapa cavetto chapter chunam cima recta cimbia collarino column contains cornice cupola dandás Day & Haghe deities Demy Octavo Demy Quarto diameters high edifice entablature equal in height erected fillet five given gnomon gnomon projects gópura Gopura consisting Grecian half hastha Hindú architects History Honourable India Indian architecture intercolumniations latter Lithographed lotus lower Madras Mánasára mantapa middle moulding Octavo ornaments ovolo padma Paul of Aleppo pedestals and bases Persian pillar pinnacle Plate plinth points porticoes prastara projection proportions pyramidal Quarto resembles respect Royal Asiatic Society rules sculpture seven shaft sides Siva Society by Day sorts Sri Rangam STANISLAS JULIEN sthapati stone streets temples thickness three and a-half three-quarters torus translated by Professor treatises twelve stories upper base village VIMÁNA CONSISTING Vishnu whole William Ouseley ם ם ם
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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.