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Vastushastra (architecture)
: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (vastu)The Abode of God should be established near the forest, according to Puranic lore such as the Bhavi峁apur膩峁嘺 and Vi峁ａ箛udharmottarapur膩峁嘺, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.鈥擲election of proper site is very necessary for any construction. It is the prime and first duty of the constructor or the proprietor to find out a perfect land which should possess the required qualities. [...] In the Bhavi峁apur膩峁嘺 it is stated that, the abode of God should be established near the forest and the place should be full of rivers, mountains and springs.
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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Partial matches: God, God, God, God, God, God, God, God, God, God, God, Jumala.
Full-text (+31): Sagga, Divauka, Animishaloka, Suradhama, Surdham, Vrimdarakacala, Trivishtapa, Devataagaar, Amartya, Tridiva, Ratnasanu, Shurapura, Devatagara, Mahameru, Tridashanivasa, Svarga, Amarty, Curalayam, Devagara, Amaralaya.
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