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... and sacrifices to be performed on various occasions , in the building of temples
, houses , villages , towns , and cities ; the ceremonies attending the consecration
of images ; the mode of determining the propitious moment for commencing to ...
... and sacrifices to be performed on various occasions , in the building of temples
, houses , villages , towns , and cities ; the ceremonies attending the consecration
of images ; the mode of determining the propitious moment for commencing to ...
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It opens with the mystical rites performed in honour of the Vástu , or the spirit
presiding over the ground on which buildings are erected , and proceeds to give
rules for the examination of the soil , the preparation of it for buildings in general ,
the ...
It opens with the mystical rites performed in honour of the Vástu , or the spirit
presiding over the ground on which buildings are erected , and proceeds to give
rules for the examination of the soil , the preparation of it for buildings in general ,
the ...
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peculiarly sacred , and adapted for the performance of holy rites and sacrifices ;
and thence proceeds to describe the various sacrifices ordained in the Véda , to
be performed when the purpose is to obtain special boons or favours , either ...
peculiarly sacred , and adapted for the performance of holy rites and sacrifices ;
and thence proceeds to describe the various sacrifices ordained in the Véda , to
be performed when the purpose is to obtain special boons or favours , either ...
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It has already been stated that considerable portions of the works above -
mentioned , are replete with minute descriptions of religious rites , to be
performed on various occasions from the commencement , to the completion of a
building , as ...
It has already been stated that considerable portions of the works above -
mentioned , are replete with minute descriptions of religious rites , to be
performed on various occasions from the commencement , to the completion of a
building , as ...
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The sixth chapter of the Mánasára is exclusively devoted to this subject , the fifth
containing directions for performing certain religious rites to propitiate the
presiding deities of the soil . The first section of the Cásyapa combines both these
topics ...
The sixth chapter of the Mánasára is exclusively devoted to this subject , the fifth
containing directions for performing certain religious rites to propitiate the
presiding deities of the soil . The first section of the Cásyapa combines both these
topics ...
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Ram Raz: Essay on the Architecture of the Hindús / by Rám Ráz. - London : Parker, 1834. - xiv, 64 S. : Ill. - (Oriental Translation Fund) Die bibliographische Beschreibung im Haupteintrag ist unzureichend und irreführend.
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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.
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| Title | Publications, Issue 35 Publications, Oriental Translation Fund |
| Author | Oriental Translation Fund |
| Publisher | Royal Asiatic Society, 1834 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 30 Jan 2007 |
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