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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. 139 Unlike chapter 42, this chapter proposes consecration of a Siva
temple which is distinguished by the names of the divinities to be
installed on the exterior projections of the temple walls.
83.
AP, chap. 42. 15-16.
84.
Ibid., chap. 104. 26.
85.
AP, chap. 61; 104. 24-30.
86.
See also BS, 56. 14-15 where the number of 艣膩kh膩s is described
as 'tripa帽casaptanavabhi岣�' and the phrase 'p膩davar峁嚹乥hi岣�' is read
as 'patravallibhih'. However the expressions in BS appear to be
more accurate and appropriate.
87.
AP, chap. 61.5.
88.
Ibid., 61. 17-19.
89.
Ibid., 61.19.
90.
Ibid., 61. 23-27.
91.
MP, chap. 269. 1.36. chap. 270; AP, chap., 42. 6.7, 23.
92.
MP, chap. 269.
93.
GP, chap. 47. 28-35.
94.
BSP, chap. 130.
95.
GP, chap. 47. 36-38.
96.
AP, chap. 65.
97.
BSP, 1.130. 48-63.
