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Vastushastra (architecture)
: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (vastu)Thorny trees are considered unsuitable elements for the construction site for Temples, according to Puranic lore such as the Bhavi峁apur膩峁嘺 and 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.鈥擲election of proper site is very necessary for any construction. It is the prime and first duty of the constructor or the proprietor to find out a perfect land which should possess the required qualities. [...] The lands covered by [e.g., thorny trees, etc.] are not suitable for the construction of temples. Moreover, some inauspicious places are to be totally discarded for choosing a site for temple construction.
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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Brihat Samhita (by N. Chidambaram Iyer)
Chapter 95 - Omens (10): The cries of Crows (v膩yasa-viruta)
Chapter 96 - Omens (11): Supplementary to omens (艣膩kuna-uttara)
Brihat Jataka by Varahamihira [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 3.7 < [Chapter 3 - On the Manifold Births]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 11: Mahendrasi峁僪a goes in search of the prince < [Chapter VII - Sanatkum膩racakricaritra]
Part 2: Conquest of M膩gadhat墨rtha by Bharata < [Chapter IV]
Part 4: Conversion of the Gautamas and other Br膩hmans < [Chapter V - Mah膩v墨ra鈥檚 omniscience and the originating of the fourfold congregation]
Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 282 - Description of Horticulture (v峁沰峁Ｄ亂urveda)
Chapter 262 - The use of the hymns of Atharvaveda (atharvavidh膩na)
Chapter 259 - The application of the mantras of the 峁歡veda (峁沢vidh膩na)
Kautilya Arthashastra (by R. Shamasastry)
Chapter 1 - Encampment < [Book 10 - Relating to War]
Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
3. Site Selection for Temple Building < [Chapter 4 - Temple Building]