Shastra

The form of the Vaastu Purusha Mandala is basically a square but there are various types of mandalas depending on the way in which the basic square is divided. In each case, the square is subdivided into smaller squares by lines running parallel/ perpendicular to the sides. Each side of the square can be divided from 1 to 32 divisions. Thus, the number of squares in the Vaastu Purusha Mandala may vary from 12 to 322, i.e from 1, 4, 16, 25 and so on to 1024. Each of the ...

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Vaastu Shastra, Vaastu Shastra - Components of Vaastu Shastra, Vaastu Shastra - Vaastu Purusha Mandala, Vaastu Shastra - Mandalas- types and properties, Vaastu Shastra - Mandala in site planning and architecture, Vaastu Shastra - Mandala and site, Vaastu Shastra - Mandala and building, Vaastu Shastra - Aspects of environment and energy, Vaastu Shastra - Other aspects of buildings, Vaastu Shastra - Conclusion

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Mantra Tantra Shastras (Sanskrit). Works on incantations, but specially on magic.

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Tchikitsa Vidya Shastra.

See CHIKITSA-VIDYA-SASTRA

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Brahmasthan (Central Zone of the Building)

·  Should be free from any obstruction in the form of a wall, pillar and beam.

There should not be any fixture, toilet, lift or staircase etc. in this area.

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The Staircase

·  Should be in the western or northern side of the building.

·  Turnings should be in the clockwise direction.

On reaching the upper floor, the facing should be towards south or east.

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Shape Of The Site

Symmetrical shapes like square or rectangular, circular & hexagonal promote overall growth, increases mental capabilities and generates prosperity.

Asymmetrical shapes like oval, triangular, parallelogram, star & trident are deemed inauspicious.

SHAPE & EFFECTS

Rectangular = Overall Growth

Hexagonal = Prosperity

See also: Vastu Shastra)

Slope Of The Land Surface

The surface should be elevated towards the southern and western sides and should be lower in northern and eastern sides for overall growth and prosperity.

The Land should be elevated towards south and west sides and it should be lower in NORTH and EAST sides for over all growth and happiness.

If the land is:

HIGH IN NORTH OR EAST

LOW IN SOUTH-EAST

LOW IN SOUTH

LOW IN SOUTH-WEST

LOW IN WEST

LOW IN NORTH-WEST

LOW IN CENTRE,

It can have adverse effects.

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Impact of Gates At Various Locations

Eastern Side: The third and fourth gate promote prosperity.

Southern Side: The twelfth gate enhances growth.

Western Side: The twentieth and twenty-first gates stimulate financial growth.

Northern Side: The twenty-seventh, twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth gates promote happiness, financial growth and overall gain respectively.

Of all the positions of the gates the positions that are favourable are in the

EASTERN SIDE

3. Prosperity

4. Govt Favour

SOUTH SIDE

11. Meanness

12. Prosperity, Human Growth

WEST SIDE

20. Financial and Human Growth

21. Financial and Human Growth

NORTH SIDE

27. Happiness

28. Financial and human Growth

29. All types of Gains

All the other placements of the gates prove to be unfavourable.

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Inner Planning of a House

·  The oven should ideally be in the south-east zone.

·  Toilets should not be in the north-eastern, central and south-western zones.

·  The most south-western location is the ideal position for your master bedroom.

·  Position the boy's room in the northern or eastern side while the girl's and guest room are to be in the north-western parts.

• Place the beds in southerly or easterly direction.

1. Kitchen fire should be in the South -East and should never be at the North-East, Centre and the south west zones.

2. Toilets should not be provided at the North-East, Center and the South-West zones

3. Master bedroom should be in or nearest to the South-west Zones

4. Boys' Rooms should be in the North and/or East Zones

5. Girls and Guest rooms should be in the North - West zones.

6. Head Seat of the Bed should be in the South or the East Direction

7. Facing of the W/C should be towards the north or West Direction

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Inner Planning of an Office

·  The shape of the cabin should be a regular square or a perfect rectangle.

·  The opening for the door should be free from any obstacle.

·  Doors should open inwards while entering a cabin.

·  The master chamber should either be in the south-west or nearest to south- west direction.

·  Chambers of directors / managers / senior staff should be in the southern & western zones. While that of the junior staff should be in the north-west, north, north-east, east and south-east.

• Pantry and toilets must be in north-eastern, central & south-western sections.

While making the interior of an office the following guidelines have to kept in mind.

1. The shape of the cabin should be regular ie square, or Perfect rectangle etc.

2. There should not be any obstacle ( Dvar-Vedh) in front of the door opening

3. The door leaves should pushed inside while entering into the cabin.

4. The master chamber should be in the south west or nearest to the south west zone.

5. The directors/managers/senior staff should be in the south & west zones.

6. The junior staff and other activities should be in the North-West, North, North-East, East and South East Zones.

7. The facing of the Directors/Managers/Officers should be towards East or North.

8. Pantry and Toilets should not be in North-East, Center & South-west Zones

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Yoga Shastra, Yoga-Sastra {SD 2:88}

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Internal Planning of any Industrial Building

·  Heavy plant and machinery should be installed in the south-western, southern & western parts.

·  Light weight and auxillary machines should be in the northern & eastern zones. Install boiler, AC panels, generator, heater, dryer, oven, furnace etc. in the north-west & east sections.

·  Toilets should be placed in the north-east, centre or south-west.

·  Make sure not to place spare parts stores in the north-west, centre & south-east.

·  Rest rooms for labour should be in the northern & eastern zones.

1. heavy plant machinery should be installed in the South-West, South and West Zones

2. Light Weight and Auxillary machines should be installed in North and East Zones

3. Boiler/AC Panels/ Generetor/Heater/Dyer/Oven/Furnace etc are Best in the South East but can also be installed in the North-West and East Zones.

4. Toilets or Fire/Power installations should not be provided in the North-East, Center and South-West zones.

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The Abhidhamma Pitaka is the third pitaka, or basket, of the Tipitaka (Pali; Sanskrit: Tripitaka), the canon of the Theravada school of Buddhism. It consists of seven sections as follow: Dhamma Sangani ('Enumeration of Factors') - Describes the fundamental phenomena or dhamma which constitute human experience. Vibhanga ('Analysis') - An exposition of the analysis in the Dhamma Sangani in the form of a catechism. Katha Vatthu ('Points of Controversy') - A collection of orthodox answers to questions ...

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Abhidhamma, Abhidhamma - Origins, Abhidhamma - Theravada Abhidharma, Abhidhamma - Sarvastivada Abhidharma

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The Sarvastivada Abhidharma also consists of seven texts. However, comparison of the content of the Sarvastivada texts with that of the Theravada Abhidhamma reveals that it is unlikely that this indicates that one textual tradition originated from the other. In particular, the Theravada Abhidharma contains two texts (the Katha Vatthu and Puggala Pannatti) that seem entirely out of place in an Abhidharma collection; the reason for their conclusion, and the resulting parity in number of Theravada and Sarvastivada tex ...

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Abhidhamma, Abhidhamma - Origins, Abhidhamma - Theravada Abhidharma, Abhidhamma - Sarvastivada Abhidharma

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Scholars generally believe that the Abhidharma emerged after the time of the Buddha, as the growth of monastic centers and support for the Buddhist sangha provided the resources and expertise necesary to systematically analyize the early teachings. However, some scholars believe that rather than being wholly created by later thinkers, the Abhidharma represents an expansion of an early set of mnemonic lists and categories that were employed by early Bud ...

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Abhidhamma, Abhidhamma - Origins, Abhidhamma - Theravada Abhidharma, Abhidhamma - Sarvastivada Abhidharma

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Yajnavalkya Smriti: (Sanskrit) A Hindu code of law, one of the Dharma Shastras, regarded second in authority only to the earlier Manu Dharma Shastras.

See: Dharma Shastra, smriti.

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Upaveda: (Sanskrit) "Secondary Vedas."

A class of texts on sacred sciences, composed by rishis over the course of time to amplify and apply the Vedic knowledge. The four prominent Upavedas (each encompassing numerous texts) are: Arthaveda (statecraft), Ayurveda (health), Dhanurveda (military science) and Gandharvaveda (music and the arts). Also sometimes classed as Upavedas are the Sthapatyaveda (on architecture) and the Kama Shastras (texts on erotic love).

See: Arthaveda, Ayurveda, Dhanurveda, Kama Sutra, Gandharvaveda, purushartha, Stapatyaveda.

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Upaveda: (Sanskrit) "Secondary Vedas."

A class of texts on sacred sciences, composed by rishis over the course of time to amplify and apply the Vedic knowledge. The four prominent Upavedas (each encompassing numerous texts) are:  Arthaveda (statecraft),  Ayurveda (health),  Dhanurveda (military science) and  Gandharvaveda (music and the arts).  Also sometimes classed as Upavedas are the  Sthapatyaveda (on architecture) and the  Kama Shastras (texts on erotic love).

See: Arthaveda, Ayurveda, Dhanurveda, Kama Sutra, Gandharvaveda, purushartha, Stapatyaveda.

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Treatise on the Treasure Vehicle of Buddhahood, The

(Skt.: Ratnagotravibhaga-mahayanottaratantra-shastra; Chin.: Chiu-ching-i-ch'eng-pao-hsing-lun; Jpn.: Kukyo-ichijo-hosho-ron)

A work by Saramati, a Mahayana scholar of India, translated into Chinese in the sixth century by Ratnamati. It asserts that all beings possess the "matrix of the Thus Come One" (Skt tathagata-garbha, also called the matrix of the Tathagata) or the Buddha nature, and that even icchantikas, persons of incorrigible disbelief, can attain Buddhahood eventually. This treatise is generally thought to have been written sometime around the end of the fourth or the beginning of the fifth century. Tibetan tradition attributes the verses of this work to Maitreya and commentaries on them to Asanga. Maitreya and Asanga were also Mahayana scholars.

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Sthapatyaveda: (Sanskrit) "Science of architecture."

A class of writings on architecture, sometimes classed as one of the Upavedas. It embodies such works as the Manasara, the Vastu Shastras and the architectural Shilpa Shastra.

See: Upaveda.

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The Magadha empire rose with the Shishunaga dynasty in around 650 BC. The Ashtadhyayi of Panini, the great grammarian of the 5th century BC speaks of images that were used in Hindu temple worship. The ordinary images were called pratikriti and the images for worship were called archa (see As. 5.3.96-100). Patanjali, the 2nd century BC author of the Mahabhashya commentary on the Ashtadhyayi, tells us more about the images. Deity images for sale were called Shivaka etc., but an archa of Shiva was just called Shiva. Patanjali mentions Shiva and ...

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Hindu temple architecture, Hindu temple architecture - Design and History

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shastri: (Sanskrit) One who is knowledgeable in shastra, or scriptures.

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