Publications, Issue 35Royal Asiatic Society, 1834 |
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Page 12
... upper Hindús- tan ; the same who is known to the Greek writers by the name of Sandracottus . Since writing the above , a respectable friend of mine had the kindness to procure me , from Travancore , a copy of a work entitled ...
... upper Hindús- tan ; the same who is known to the Greek writers by the name of Sandracottus . Since writing the above , a respectable friend of mine had the kindness to procure me , from Travancore , a copy of a work entitled ...
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... upper capóta , and two and a half to the álinga , " & c . This refers to the first sort of the pedestal called manchabhadra . Fig . 9 . This chapter closes with rules respecting the projection of the highest and of the most prominent ...
... upper capóta , and two and a half to the álinga , " & c . This refers to the first sort of the pedestal called manchabhadra . Fig . 9 . This chapter closes with rules respecting the projection of the highest and of the most prominent ...
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... upper extremity of it be diminished by one of those parts respectively . " " The height of the pillar , " says Cásyapa , may be three times that of the base , or six or eight times that of the pedestal ; the breadth of the pillar may be ...
... upper extremity of it be diminished by one of those parts respectively . " " The height of the pillar , " says Cásyapa , may be three times that of the base , or six or eight times that of the pedestal ; the breadth of the pillar may be ...
Page 30
... upper diameter of the shaft , and its projection is equal to its height . The form of the capital is called pushpabandha . " The height of the capital , " says Mánasára , " may be either equal to the breadth of the shaft , or one - half ...
... upper diameter of the shaft , and its projection is equal to its height . The form of the capital is called pushpabandha . " The height of the capital , " says Mánasára , " may be either equal to the breadth of the shaft , or one - half ...
Page 31
... upper extremity are the tarangas , of equal height or some- thing more . The lower part of the head of the bódhica is one - third of the upper in breadth , and a third of the former being divided into five parts , one of them is given ...
... upper extremity are the tarangas , of equal height or some- thing more . The lower part of the head of the bódhica is one - third of the upper in breadth , and a third of the former being divided into five parts , one of them is given ...
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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.