Bhadrakoshtha, 叠丑补诲谤补办辞峁ａ弓丑补, Bhadra-koshtha: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 叠丑补诲谤补办辞峁ａ弓丑补 can be transliterated into English as Bhadrakostha or Bhadrakoshtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Wisdom Library: V膩stu-艣膩stra叠丑补诲谤补办辞峁ａ弓丑补 (啶う啷嵿ぐ啶曕啶粪啶�) refers to a variety of 辫谤腻蝉腻诲补 (鈥榮uperstructure鈥�, or, upper storey of any building), according to the Mayamata (5th-century guidebook on Dravidian architecture). It is part of the Tritala (three-storey) group of 辫谤腻蝉腻诲补s.
The 叠丑补诲谤补办辞峁ａ弓丑补 variety has the following specifications and decorative motif components:
Number of talas (levels): 3;
Shape of 驳谤墨惫补 (neck) and 艣颈办丑补谤补 (head): Octagonal;
Number of 艣腻濒补蝉: As many as required;
Number of 办奴峁璦蝉: 8;
Number of 辫补帽箩补谤补蝉: As many as required;
Number of 补濒辫补苍腻蝉颈蝉: 64 (arranged in svastika pattern);
The 叠丑补诲谤补办辞峁ａ弓丑补 is also a variation of the Catu峁ala (four-storey) group:
Number of talas (levels): 4;
Shape of 驳谤墨惫补 (neck) and 艣颈办丑补谤补 (head): Circular;
Number of 艣腻濒补蝉: 12;
Number of 办奴峁璦蝉: 12 (octagonal);
Number of 辫补帽箩补谤补蝉: 12;
Number of 补濒辫补苍腻蝉颈蝉: As many as required;
Number of 尘补丑腻苍腻蝉颈蝉: 8;
1) 叠丑补诲谤补办辞峁ａ弓丑补 (啶う啷嵿ぐ啶曕啶粪啶�) refers to one of the fifty-two varieties of Temples (辫谤腻蝉腻诲补), as discussed in chapter 8 (Kriy膩p膩da) of the 笔补诲尘补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: the most widely followed of Sa峁僪it膩 covering the entire range of concerns of P膩帽car膩tra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter鈥�箩帽腻苍补, yoga, 办谤颈测腻 and 肠补谤测腻) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.鈥擠escription of the chapter [辫谤腻蝉腻诲补-bheda]:鈥擳his is ostensibly a highly technical chapter on varieties of 惫颈尘腻苍补-types. There are 52 varieties of 惫颈尘腻苍补s mentioned [e.g., 叠丑补诲谤补办辞峁ａ弓丑补] based on differences of 迟腻濒补-measurements and 补诲丑颈峁ａ弓丑腻苍补-basements; but the treatment upon examination gives only the most superficial of distinctions between one type and another.
2) 叠丑补诲谤补办辞峁ａ弓丑补 (啶う啷嵿ぐ啶曕啶粪啶�) refers to one of the seventeen kinds of temples (辫谤腻蝉腻诲补) mentioned in in chapter 9 of the 艢谤墨辫谤补艣苍补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra text comprising 5500 Sanskrit verses covering a number of subjects ranging from selecting a temple site through building and furnishing it to sanctifying and maintaining worship in the sacred complex.鈥擠escription of the chapter [辫谤腻蝉腻诲补-bhed膩daya岣�]: 艢r墨 asks Vi峁ａ箛u to tell her about the different types of temples. He says he can only give a few of these now. He then names and identifies 17 types of 惫颈尘腻苍补-constructions [e.g., 叠丑补诲谤补办辞峁ａ弓丑补]. [...]
Vastushastra (啶掂ぞ啶膏啶む啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, v膩stu艣膩stra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
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Partial matches: Koshtha, Bhadra.
Full-text: Koshthabhadra, Prasadabheda, Prasada.
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