Publications, Issue 35Royal Asiatic Society, 1834 |
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... third , fourth , and fifth chapters explain the nature and qualities of the soil on which buildings should be erected — such as temples , palaces , and private dwelling - houses for the several classes of people . The sixth contains ...
... third , fourth , and fifth chapters explain the nature and qualities of the soil on which buildings should be erected — such as temples , palaces , and private dwelling - houses for the several classes of people . The sixth contains ...
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... third of the images worshipped by the Bauddhas and Jainas ; the fifty - fourth describes the statues of Yecshas , Vidyadharas , and other choristers ; the fifty - fifth those of the saints or holy men ; the fifty - sixth and fifty ...
... third of the images worshipped by the Bauddhas and Jainas ; the fifty - fourth describes the statues of Yecshas , Vidyadharas , and other choristers ; the fifty - fifth those of the saints or holy men ; the fifty - sixth and fifty ...
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... third work , entitled Cásyapa , is attributed to the sage it bears , a personage celebrated in sacred writings of great antiquity . He is considered as one of the progenitors of mankind , and ranked the first amongst the seven holy men ...
... third work , entitled Cásyapa , is attributed to the sage it bears , a personage celebrated in sacred writings of great antiquity . He is considered as one of the progenitors of mankind , and ranked the first amongst the seven holy men ...
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... third and fifth century of Saliváhn . The ground on which this proof rests is , that in the chapters which prescribe rules for carving statues , directions are likewise given for carving those of the personages here mentioned , who have ...
... third and fifth century of Saliváhn . The ground on which this proof rests is , that in the chapters which prescribe rules for carving statues , directions are likewise given for carving those of the personages here mentioned , who have ...
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... third or dhanurmusti in constructing houses ; and the fourth or dhanurgraha , in the measurement of villages , towns , and cities . According to some , however , the cishcu hastha is adopted for all these pur- poses indiscriminately ...
... third or dhanurmusti in constructing houses ; and the fourth or dhanurgraha , in the measurement of villages , towns , and cities . According to some , however , the cishcu hastha is adopted for all these pur- poses indiscriminately ...
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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.