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.
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. 73. Artha艣膩stra, book II, chap. III, pp. 51-2. MP, chap. 217, p. 226. 74. Ibid., pp. 226-27. 75. DBP, chap. 72. 76. Ibid. 77. 78. 79. BVP, chap. 103. Artha艣膩stra, book II, chap. III, p. 50. SS, chap 10, 1-2. 80. SS, chap. 10, 46; Appr., chap. 72, 51-3. 81. Appr., chap. 70, 21-3. 83. 84. 85. 82. Artha艣膩stra, II, chap. IV. p. 53 MP, chap. 217, pp. 226-27. Artha艣膩stra, II, chap. IV, p. 53. Sukranitis膩ra, chap. II. 86. MP, chap. 217, 29-87. 87. AP, chap. 222, 7-9. 88. Artha艣膩stra, II, chap. III, p. 51. 89. MP, chap. 217, 12-13. 90. Mayamata, chap. 10. 91. DBP, chap. 72. 92. SS, chap. 10. 93. V.R. Ramachandra Dikshitar, op. cit., p. 250. 94. Manusmrti, 7/70-71. 170
