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Page 27
... upper capóta , and two and a half to the álinga , " & c . This refers to the ... base or upána is equal to its height , or two , three , or four times as ... base is equal ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE HINDUS . 27.
... upper capóta , and two and a half to the álinga , " & c . This refers to the ... base or upána is equal to its height , or two , three , or four times as ... base is equal ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE HINDUS . 27.
Page 29
... 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
... base , which is one - third of that of the column itself , or two diameters . The base is called manchabandha , and is divisible into thirty parts . The capital is equal in height to the upper diameter of the shaft , and its projection ...
... base , which is one - third of that of the column itself , or two diameters . The base is called manchabandha , and is divisible into thirty parts . The capital is equal in height to the upper diameter of the shaft , and its projection ...
Page 31
... base and pedestal ; the base is two diameters high ; it belongs to the species called cumbhandha . ( See Plate II ... upper extremity are the tarangas , of equal height or some- thing more . The lower part of the head of the bódhica is one - ...
... base and pedestal ; the base is two diameters high ; it belongs to the species called cumbhandha . ( See Plate II ... upper extremity are the tarangas , of equal height or some- thing more . The lower part of the head of the bódhica is one - ...
Page 33
... upper part of the shaft , about one and a half diameters below the capital ... base ; the fillets project the full , and the torus three - quarters of ... upper facia ( vájina ) . Of the seven parts of the cornice , one occupies the ...
... upper part of the shaft , about one and a half diameters below the capital ... base ; the fillets project the full , and the torus three - quarters of ... upper facia ( vájina ) . Of the seven parts of the cornice , one occupies the ...
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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.