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Four-storey means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (vastu)Four-storied Temples are denoted by the Sanskrit term Catu峁aka and were build according to in ancient Indian architectural principles described in texts such as the Vi峁ａ箛udharmottarapur膩峁嘺, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.鈥擝humik膩 means the storey of a temple. [...] In the 11th chapter of M膩nas膩ra, the counting of storeys starts from one and ends with twelve. [...] According to the Vi峁ａ箛udharmottarapur膩峁嘺 the variety known as Catu峁aka has four storeys. [...] According to Mayamata, the height of a storey should be one hundred cubits and eight digits and according to B峁沨atsa峁僪it膩 it should be three and a half cubits.
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: Storey.
Full-text: Cau, Surakitti, Singaravimana, Rudrakanta, Catubhumaka, Indrakanta, Vishnukanta, Subhadraka, Sukhavaha, Bhadrakuta, Catushkaka, Jayavaha, Bhadrakoshtha, Shrivishala, Lohapasada.
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Manasara (English translation) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
Chapter 11 - The dimension of buildings (bh奴milamba)
Chapter 22 - The four-storeyed buildings (catustala or caturbh奴mi)
Early Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
The Manasara < [Chapter XIII - Prasada: Component Parts]
Kashyapa Shilpa-shastra (study) (by K. Vidyuta)
6. Components in the Storeys of the Gopuras < [Chapter 5 - Gopura Lak峁峁嘺]
5. The Five Storeys and their Names < [Chapter 3 - Pr膩k膩ra Lak峁峁嘺]
5. Measurement for the Storeys of the Gopuras < [Chapter 5 - Gopura Lak峁峁嘺]
Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Srila Gurudeva (The Supreme Treasure) (by Swami Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja)
At Ramacandra Prabhu鈥檚 Home < [Chapter 2.14 - Lessons on Service and Absorption]
Middle Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
The Temple Complex < [Tanjavur/Thanjavur (Rajarajesvaram temple)]