Essay name: Architectural data in the Puranas
Author:
Sharda Devi
Affiliation: Himachal Pradesh University / Department of History
This essay studies ancient Indian architectural science as found in technical treatises and the Puranas, with special reference to the Matsya, Garuda, Agni and Bhavishya Puranas. These texts detail ancient architectural practices, covering temple and domestic designs, dimensional specifications, and construction rules.
Chapter 3 - Temples
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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. Ibid 104.19 it is called bh奴sana. 58. Ibid 104.11 it is called trivistapa. 59. 136 60.
61.
62.
63.
64.
65.
66.
AP, 104.21 where svastika kharga denotes one type of temple
contrary to the idea of some scholars who favour its separation as
'svastika' and 'kanga' indicating two types.
See MP, 268. 1-6, also AP, 42. 1-7, GP, 1, 47.6-10 and VKP, VI
56-81.
Compare with BS 56. 10-30 where no special or sectarian temple is
mentioned
BS uses the phrase 'tripa帽ca-saptanavabhi岣�' while BSP uses.
'nrpa帽casaptanavabhi岣�' Here 'nr' has no relevance only tri is
appropriate
BS applies the phrase 'se峁mangalavihagai岣�' while BSP uses
sailamangalavihaga岣�, a phrase in nominative case which
apparently seems to be wrong because other phrases are in t峁泃墨y膩
i.e. instrumental case
AP, 42. 1-18.
Haya艣irsapa帽car膩tram, edited by Pt. Bhuvan Mohan
Samkhyatirtha, Varendra Research Society, Rajshani, 1952,
pa峁弓ala 13.
It is significant to note that most of the samhit膩s of 膧gamic
literature were composed before ninth century AD. mainly in the
