Shodashasri, Shodashan-asri, 峁岣峚艣腻蝉谤颈: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term 峁岣峚艣腻蝉谤颈 can be transliterated into English as Sodasasri or Shodashasri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (vastu)峁岣峚艣腻蝉谤颈 (啶粪啶∴ざ啶距じ啷嵿ぐ啶�) [=峁岣峚艣补蝉谤颈/峁岣峚艣补蝉迟谤颈?] refers to one of the hundred types of Temples (in ancient Indian architecture), according to 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.鈥擨t is quite difficult to say about a definite number of varieties of Hindu temples but in the Vi峁ａ箛udharmottarapur膩峁嘺 hundred varieties of temples have been enumerated. For example, 峁岣峚艣腻蝉谤颈. These temples are classified according to the particular shape, amount of storeys and other common elements, such as the number of pavilions, doors and roofs.
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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