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Dimension 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.
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Vastushastra (architecture)
: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (vastu)The Dimension of Constructions is based on the measurement in terms of hasta (“HԻ�).—The Measurement used in the construction of every part of the Temple is done with hasta i.e., hand. The dimension of the construction of the whole process is basically based on the measurement in terms of hasta. Different parts of Hindu temple are discussed here focusing on the discussion found in the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa.

Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्�, vāstuśāstra) 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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Full-text (+474): Parimana, Ayamika, Mana, Arohaparinaha, Ayam, Ayama, Agnyalaya, Samakoshthamiti, Shastra, Vimiti, Kudati, Antarala, Ghananga, Parimapa, Ekaparimanatmaka, Navayojanabahala, Dvipancavinnanavajja, Vima, Pariman, Parimanam.
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Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)
Part 3 - On physical dimensions < [Chapter 5]
Part 1 - On self-created misery < [Chapter 2]
Chapter 3: On the worlds (pṛthivī) < [Book 2]
Padarthadharmasamgraha and Nyayakandali (by Ganganatha Jha)
Text 86: On Dimension (Parimāṇa) < [Chapter 6a - On Qualities]
Text 17 < [Chapter 3 - Similarities and Dissimilarities among Categories]
Text 36: The Earth < [Chapter 4 - Of Special Substances]
Nyaya-Vaisheshika categories (Study) (by Diptimani Goswami)
Qualities (6): Parimāṇa (Dimension) < [Chapter 4 - Quality and Action]
Nature of Sāmānya (generality of universal) < [Chapter 5 - Sāmānya and Viśeṣa]
Process of Creation and Dissolution < [Chapter 3 - Dravya (Substance)]
Archives of Social Sciences of Religions
Is There a Religious Awakening in the United States? < [Volume 12 (1961)]
Indicateurs de laïcité dans deux démocraties contemporaines < [Volume 177 (2017)]
Saint Francis of Paola and the Minims in France (15th-18th Century) < [Volume 160 (2012)]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Review study on concept of swastha w.s.r. health and quality of life < [2022, Issue 3, March]
A conceptual study on yogic breathing and its comparison with the respiratory mechanism according to modern science < [2024, Issue 11. November]
Co-relation of sushrutokta nadi yantra and modern surgical instrument: an anatomical perspective < [2024, Issue 01. January]
Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 647 < [Chapter 11 - On ‘Quality� as a Category]
Verse 637 < [Chapter 11 - On ‘Quality� as a Category]
Verse 648-649 < [Chapter 11 - On ‘Quality� as a Category]
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