Nirmanaprakara, Nirmana-prakara, Nirmāṇaprakāra: 1 definition
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Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (vastu)Nirmāṇaprakāra (निर्माणप्रकार) refers to the “procedure of planning” (the building of the temple), as discussed in chapter 4 (Kriyāpāda) of the Padmasaṃhitā: the most widely followed of Saṃhitā covering the entire range of concerns of Pāñcarātra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter—jñāna, yoga, kriyā and caryā) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.—Description of the chapter [śikhara-nirmāṇaprakāra]:—[...] Having gathered the building materials to be used in the proper way, giving attention to all details of quality, etc. (29-35), the construction will begin with the basement elements (phalaka, upapīṭha, adhiṣṭhāna) and will proceed to the other parts of the upper structure (pāda, prastara, grīvā, śikhara), adding embellishments, subsidiary features [āṅgaka] and storeys [tala] according to the pre-arranged plan [paṭa]. The maximum height will be twelve storeys (36-45).
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, 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: Prakara, Nirmana.
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Full-text: Sancita, Asancita, Angaka, Upasancita, Pada, Phalaka, Griva, Prastara, Upapitha, Pata, Tala, Shikhara, Adhishthana, Nirmana, Balabimba, Balalaya.
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