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In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (vastu)Unleveled plots 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 plots which are unleveled, [... 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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Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
3. Site Selection for Temple Building < [Chapter 4 - Temple Building]
Vastu-shastra (Introduction to Indian architecture) (by D. N. Shukla)
Chapter 7 - Fortification < [Volume 2 - Town Planning]
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