Publications, Issue 35Royal Asiatic Society, 1834 |
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... former being compelled to refer to the latter for the interpretation of the superior dialect , and the latter to seek from the former for definitions of technical terms , which neither the one nor the other seem to have been able to ...
... former being compelled to refer to the latter for the interpretation of the superior dialect , and the latter to seek from the former for definitions of technical terms , which neither the one nor the other seem to have been able to ...
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... 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 without the village , as proper for one possessed ...
... 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 without the village , as proper for one possessed ...
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... former , contains sufficient information on the subject of sacred architecture and sculpture ; the whole is composed in a dramatic form , and is stated in the preface to have been revealed to the author personally by Siva ; and in ...
... former , contains sufficient information on the subject of sacred architecture and sculpture ; the whole is composed in a dramatic form , and is stated in the preface to have been revealed to the author personally by Siva ; and in ...
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... two first members now under consideration derive their names as upapítha and athisthána — the former from upa , under , and pítha , a seat or bench , and the latter from athi , upon , 22 ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE HINDUS .
... two first members now under consideration derive their names as upapítha and athisthána — the former from upa , under , and pítha , a seat or bench , and the latter from athi , upon , 22 ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE HINDUS .
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... former . The pedestal is not only placed under the base of a column or pilaster , but frequently employed , both singly and together with the latter , as a pavement for temples and porticoes , over cornices of edifices consisting of ...
... former . The pedestal is not only placed under the base of a column or pilaster , but frequently employed , both singly and together with the latter , as a pavement for temples and porticoes , over cornices of edifices consisting of ...
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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.