Vastupurushamandala, 痴腻蝉迟耻辫耻谤耻峁尘补峁囜笉补濒补, Vastu-purushamandala: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term 痴腻蝉迟耻辫耻谤耻峁尘补峁囜笉补濒补 can be transliterated into English as Vastupurusamandala or Vastupurushamandala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
: Knowledge Traditions & Practices of India: Architecture (1): Early and Classical Architecture痴腻蝉迟耻辫耻谤耻峁尘补峁囜笉补濒补 (啶掂ぞ啶膏啶む啶啶班啶粪ぎ啶｀啶∴げ).鈥擵膩stu 艢膩stra visualizes the 惫腻蝉迟耻辫耻谤耻峁-尘补峁囜笉补濒补鈥斺�渢he abstract representation of temple architecture鈥濃�攁s a square in the form of a yantra (symbolic diagram). The philosophy behind this concept is based on an equivalence behind the macrocosm鈥攖he universe, represented by the various gods or powers in the 尘补峁囜笉补濒补鈥攁nd the microcosm鈥攖he temple, often taken to be in the image of the human body. One central objective of Indian temple architecture is thus to connect the human being to the universe.
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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Vastu-shastra (Introduction to Indian architecture) (by D. N. Shukla)
Chapter 7 - Planning of Pr膩s膩da鈥擳he Hindu Temple < [Volume 5 - Temple Architecture]
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(v) The character of the building aspect etc. (Pat膩k膩di-峁峁�-chandas) < [Chapter 6 - Fundamental Canons of Hindu Architecture]
Architectural data in the Puranas (by Sharda Devi)
Vastu-pada-vinyasa鈥攖he plan < [Chapter 2 - What is Vastu]
Introduction鈥擶hat is Vastu or Vastupurusha-Mandala? < [Chapter 2 - What is Vastu]
The validity of Anumana (inference) in Nyaya system (by Babu C. D)
Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2 - Fort (durga) architecture in the Matsyapur膩峁嘺 < [Chapter 7 - Art and Architecture in the Matsyapur膩峁嘺]
Svacchandatantra (history and structure) (by William James Arraj)
History of Science in South Asia
Gameplay as Foreplay at a Medieval Indian Court < [Vol. 10 (2022)]