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Vastushastra (architecture)
: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (vastu)Seven-storied Temples are denoted by the Sanskrit term Vimāna and were build according to in ancient Indian architectural principles described in texts such as the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—Bhumikā means the storey of a temple. [...] In the 11th chapter of Mānasāra, the counting of storeys starts from one and ends with twelve. [...] According to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa the variety known as Vimāna has seven storeys. [...] According to Mayamata, the height of a storey should be one hundred cubits and eight digits and according to Bṛhatsaṃhitā it should be three and a half cubits.

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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Partial matches: Storey, Seven.
Full-text (+1): Saptabhauma, Saptabhumi, Vimana, Manipasada, Suramma, Vimanaka, Nandivardhana, Lohapasada, Jetthatissa, Ashtapadi, Prasadalakshanapatala, Vimanam, Adbhuta, Vairaja, Trivishtapa, Manika, Ukkhepakata Vaccha, Jotiya, Pushpaka, Sundarasamudda.
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Architectural data in the Puranas (by Sharda Devi)
Erection and Plan of Mandapas < [Chapter 3 - Temples]
Application of Vastupurusha-mandala in Palace architecture < [Chapter 5 - Palace architecture]
The different types of Temples < [Chapter 3 - Temples]
Apadana commentary (Atthakatha) (by U Lu Pe Win)
Commentary one Biography of the thera Rāhula < [Chapter 2 - Sīhāsaniyavagga (lion-throne section)]
Opulence; Encounter with Sorrows; Birth of Son Rahula < [Part 2 - Discourse on the non-remote preface (avidūre-nidāna)]
Commentary on the Biography of the Thera Mahākassapa < [Chapter 1 - Buddhavagga (Buddha section)]
Early Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
The Manasara < [Chapter XIII - Prasada: Component Parts]
The Gopuram: its Evolution < [Chapter XIII - Prasada: Component Parts]
Temples in Vriddhachalam < [Chapter VIII - Temples of Uttama Chola’s Time]
Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 48 - The Mountain Meru < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Paumacariya (critical study) (by K. R. Chandra)
4.1. Town Planning in ancient India < [Chapter 8 - Education, Literature, Sciences, Arts and Architecture]
Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)