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Three-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)Three-storied Temples are denoted by the Sanskrit term Tribh奴mik膩 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 Tribh奴mik膩 has three 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, Three.
Full-text (+38): Timajala, Tribhumi, Kusinaravihara, Bhumitraya, Rajavesibhujanga, Tribhauma, Anna, Tribhuma, Annapana, Dhyana, Ahnika, Ishta, Bhojya, Yogabhyasa, Ekabhumi, Abbhasa, Neyya, Pana, Dvibhumi, Bhumidvaya.
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Manasara (English translation) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
Chapter 21 - The three-storeyed buildings (tritala or tribh奴mi)
Chapter 11 - The dimension of buildings (bh奴milamba)
Chapter 23 - The five-storeyed buildings (pa帽catala or pa帽cabh奴mi)
Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
A Summary of the Mayamata Shilpa-shastra < [Chapter 4 - Shilpa Shastras]
Hindu Architecture in China < [Chapter 11 - Hindu Architecture in Outer India]
Hindu Architecture in Central Asia and Khotan < [Chapter 9 - Hindu Architecture in Serindia]
Early Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Tanjavur < [Chapter XIII - Prasada: Component Parts]
The Cholas < [Chapter XIII - Prasada: Component Parts]
Virattanesvaram < [Chapter XIV - Conclusion]
Middle Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Nagapattinam < [Chapter II - Temples of Rajaraja I鈥檚 Time]
Temples in Tiruvarur < [Chapter IV - Temples of Rajendra I鈥檚 Time]
Temples in Tiruvasi < [Aditya I]
The Structural Temples of Gujarat (by Kantilal F. Sompura)
4.22. The temple of Vaidyanatha at Darbhavati (Dabhoi) < [Chapter 4 - Structural temples of the Caulukyan period (942-1299 A.D.)]
2.6. The Kharatara Vasahi temple at Delwada < [Chapter 5 - Structural temples after the end of the Caulukyan period (upto 1600 A.D.)]
3.6. Temples ascribed to Jayasinha Siddharaja (A.D. 1094-1144) < [Chapter 4 - Structural temples of the Caulukyan period (942-1299 A.D.)]
Vietnamese Buddhist Art (by Nguyen Ngoc Vinh)
5. Sculptures in Indonesia < [Chapter 4 - The Sculpture and its Reciprocal Influence]
7. Buddhist monuments in Indonesia and Borobudur < [Chapter 2 - Similarity of Buddhist monuments in South Vietnam and South East Asia]