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Dr. V. Ganapati Sthapati |
Building Architecture of Sthapatya Veda |
$128.49 $89.94 |
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| The Science and technology of Vaastu Shastra – re-defined re-interpreted and its relevance and all – time universal applicabililty re – established. Archetypal building forms illustrated and punctuated with apt quotations. The textual matter enriched The book is both a scholarly exposition of the philosophical principles of Sthapatya Veda and a practical presentation of the rhythm and creation of rhythm bound forms which give rise to a variety of structures. A complete... |
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Gayatri Devi Vasudev |
Vastu: Astrology and Architecture (paperback) |
$12.99 $9.09 |
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| Contents: Section I. Vastu and its Relevance to Modern Times: Relevance of Vastu/B.V. Raman Vastu Vidya/S.K. Ramachandra Rao The status and relevance of Vastu in the contemporary context/V. Ganapati Sthapati The concept of Vastu Purusa Mandala/H.A. Savarkar The Vastu Purusa/M.S. Thirumalachar Vastu for multi-storeyed residential buildings/S.P. Sabharathnam Vastu and modern engineering/Sureshwara Importance of Vastu/ Krishnamurthy Sastry Vastu for revival of... |
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Dr. V. Ganapati Sthapati |
Quintessence Of Sthapatya Veda |
$4.95 $3.47 |
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| A monograph based on the talk delivered by Dr.Sthapati during conferment of fellowship by the Indian Institute of Architects, Tamilnadu Chapter. This book presents the science of Sthapatya Veda / Vaastu Veda, in a succint manner in a language intelligible to one and all.
About the Author:
Born in the year 1927, at Pillayarpatti, a village near Karaikudi, Tamilnadu,
Dr. V. Ganapati Sthapati comes from an illustrious family of temple architects
and sculptors. His family... |
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Dr. V. Ganapati Sthapati |
Who Created God? |
$9.95 $6.97 |
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| This book is a rich tribute to the indigenous Shilpaic tradition of the land of India and a unique work on the science of form generation and form figuration. It deals with the process of subtle energy turning into gross energy and analyses how energy itself turns into matter in this universe. Even God, the Supreme Brahman exists in a definite form at subtle level which gets manifested into material form at the hands of the Shilpi About the Author: ... |
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Dr. V. Ganapati Sthapati |
The Scientific Edific of Brihadeeswara Temple, Tanjore, Tamilnadu |
$4.95 $3.47 |
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| This book is an unique exposition attempted effectively and exhaustively on the science and technology of the architectural wonder i.e. the great Brihadeeswara Temple situated at Tanjore, designed and constructed by one of the great grandfathers of Dr.Ganapati Sthapati, Kunjra Mallan Raja Raja Perunthachan, during the 10th century AD under the patronage of King Raja Raja Chozhan.
The ancient Indian science of Vaastu Shastra finds fullest expression in this magnificent edifice and Sthapati has... |
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B.B. Puri |
Vastu Science for 21st Century |
$22.49 $15.74 |
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| Vastu Shastra is not merely an art but a definite science in itself. This book has made an excellent effort to establish this fact. The book attempts to highlight the principles of Vastu science and its application in designing of built enviroment to enhance the quality of life. This science is still relevant and effective in the modern life changing styles of Architecture with universal application of its principles. The author has tried to justify that Vastu principles are much in need in the... |
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Niketan Anand Gaur |
Sthapatya Ved-Vastu Sastra |
$16.49 $11.54 |
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| Sthapatya Veda embraces the concept of the holistic origin of the universe. It expounds the principles involved in the areas of Vastushastra (architecture and planning), Shilpashastra (sculpture and iconography), Chitrakala (painting in all branches). It envelops within it, the knowledge of Jyotis, Ayur-Veda and Gandharva Veda etc. and tenets of Samudhrika Shastra and other branches of Vedic knowledge.
About the Author:
Niketan Anand Gaur is a Sthapatya Ved-Vastu Sastra... |
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Dr. Bhoraj Dwivedi |
Pyramid and Temple Vaastu |
$10.99 $7.69 |
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| From ancient times, pyramids have been the subject of human inquisitiveness and the mysteries hidden behind them. From time to time something or the other have been said about the pyramids. Few research works or write-ups have been received on factual grounds wherein information can be gathered on their origin, base and influence. The book amply enlightens the facts of these amazing Egyption mysteries. The readers not only will understand the facts about the history, base and construction, but... |
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Marcus Schmieke |
Vastu: The Origin of Feng Shui |
$38.49 $26.94 |
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| Vastu in Sanskrit means 'Nature and the surrounding environment'. And Vaastu (with a long a) means 'the art of building one's living and working spaces in harmony with Nature'. Although the universal influences of Mother Nature are beyond our control, the science of Vastu enables one to attract Nature's auspicious influences into the home and office and thereby improve many aspects of life such as wealth, health, energy levels, spirituality, prosperity, influence, education, fame,... |
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Dr. Bhojraj Dwivedi |
Remedial Vaastushastra |
$12.99 $9.09 |
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| Remedial Vaastu is a unique blend of ancient science of Vaastu and latest global research on the subject. The book deals with and throws ample light suggesting ways and means to remove Vaastu defects. This book deals with art of architecture, Vaastu and religion (faith) and interrelation thereof in a unique way, by giving suitable illustrations. About the Author: Dr. Bhojraj Dwivedi is a world famous Vaastu Shastri and Jyotishacharya. He is a great pioneer in the field of... |
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Dr. V. Ganapati Sthapati |
Shiva Vishnu Temple Complex: Concept and Design |
$9.95 $6.97 |
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| Shiva Vishnu Temple Complex- Concept and Design is a unique work by Dr. Sthapati which throws light on the concept of Advaita as implied by the Shilpaic culture of India. The cosmic space and earth though represented by the aural forms of Shiva and Vishnu respectively, both are the dual manifestation at gross level of the ONE GOD who exists as subtle unmanifest energy.
About the Author:Born in the year 1927, at Pillayarpatti, a village near Karaikudi, Tamilnadu, Dr. V.... |
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Balagopal T.S. Prabhu |
An Engineering Commentary on Manusyalayacandrika |
$28.00 $19.60 |
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| A unique treatise on Vastuvidya dealing exclusively with planning, design and construction of houses.
Contains original text in Sanskrit, English translation and detailed
commentary in English. |
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Prasanna Kumar Acharya |
Architecture of Manasara : Translated from Original Sanskrit - Manasara Series 4 (Paperback) |
$19.49 $13.64 |
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| Contents: Preface The contents The qualifications of architects and the system of measurement The classification of architecture The selection of site The examination of soil Erection of Gnomons (for Orientation of buildings) and pegs (for foundation) The site plans The sacrificial offerings The village The towns and forts The dimensions of buildings The foundation The pedestals of columns The bases of columns The columns The entablatures and roofs Joinery ... |
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Adrian Snodgrass |
The Matrix and Diamond World Mandalas in Shingon Buddhism (2 Vol) |
$109.95 $76.97 |
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| The Matrix and Diamond World Mandalas in Singon Buddhism surveys and re-interprets the vast work of traditional and modern Japanese scholarship on the twin Mandalas. Adrian Snodgrass of the University of Sydney (Australia) has spent several years of detail the iconography of each and every deity of these two Mandalas as well as to bring out their traditional symbolism that reflects the Tantric thought in its earliest phases. Tantrism or Mantrayana reached China and Japan earlier than it did in... |
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Juliet Pegrum |
Vastu Vidya |
$31.99 $22.39 |
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| Vastu Vidya helps you design and organise your home or workplace to
improve your good fortune and encourage wellbeing. Rooted in Hindu tradition
that goes back thousands of years, Vastu Vidya is said to be the ancestor of
Feng Shui.
Vastu Vidya (literally "dwelling science"--sometimes
known simply as Vastu) seeks to align the places where we live and work with the
energy of the cosmos and put us in harmony with our surroundings. Interest in
Vastu is now re-emerging in India and... |
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Bruno Dagens, Ed. & Tr. |
Mayamatam (2 Vols) Treatise of Housing Architecture and Iconography |
$19.49 $13.64 |
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| Contents: Vol. I: Preface. Text and translation of Mayamata Summary Dwelling sites Examination of the site Taking possession of the site System of measurements Orientation Diagrams Offerings Villages planning Towns The number of storeys and the dimensions The foundation deposit The socle The base Dimensions of pillars and choice of materials Entablature Joinery Making of the roof and completion of the building work One... |
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P.N. Oak |
Who Says Akbar was Great |
$23.49 $16.44 |
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| The Present day historians consider Akbar as a great Moghul emperor. The author of this book questions this view. He quotes innumerable incidents and deeds of the so called great emperor and proves that Akbar was the greatest rogue. A well documented work worth reading. In the preface to his eight-volume critical study of medieval Muslim chronicles a well-known historian, the late Sir H M Elliot observes that the history of the Muslim era in India is an impudent and interested fraud. This book... |
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Prasanna Kumar Acharya |
Manasara Series [Sanskrit text with English translation] - 7 Volumes |
$151.49 $106.04 |
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| Volume I: Dictionary of Hindu Architecture The treatise contining knowledge and experience in town-planning, Architecture, sculpture etc. of ancient India. The book is the outcome of years of studious research carried out by the Author tobring this vast, but almost forgotton, treasure-house within easy reach of all. the present volume is a dictionary which devotes itself exclusively to the terminology of Hindu Architecture. Here the word architecture encompasses all... |
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Daniel Santos |
Feng Shui for the Body |
$14.49 $10.14 |
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| Balancing Body and Mind for a Healthier Life. Feng shui means "the flow of
things." In this breakthrough book, the Chinese principles of energy flow,
usually applied to arranging one's home, are extended to the real house we
inhabit - our human body.
As Daniel Santos learns from these fascinating teachers to balance the energies of body and mind according to feng shui principles, he guides readers on a profound journey of self-discovery and self-healing. Postures, exercises,... |
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Bruno Dagens |
Mayamata: An Indian Treatise on Housing Architecture and Iconography |
$19.49 $13.64 |
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| The MAYAMATA is a Vastusastra, that is to say a 'treatise on dwelling' and, as such, it deals with all the facets of gods' and men's dwellings, from the choice of a site to the iconography of temple walls. It contains numerous and precise descriptions of villages and towns as well as of temples, houses, mansions and palaces. It gives indications for the selection of a proper orientation, of right dimentions and of appropriate building materials. It intends to be a manual for... |
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B. Niranjan Babu |
Handbook of Vastu |
$11.49 $8.04 |
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Pema Dorjee |
Stupa and Its Technology: A Tibeto-Buddhist Perspective |
$34.95 $24.47 |
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| Among all the religious monuments of the world, the stupa has the longest uninterrupted historical development. Though modelled after the Indian prototype, the stupa architecture was developed in all the countries where Buddhism had flourished. Over time, the structural shape of the stupa underwent significant modifications in India and the other Asian Buddhist countries.
The present study shows how Tibet became a treasure house of Buddhist culture and literature--highlighting important texts... |
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Adrian Snodgrass |
Symbolism of the Stupa |
$62.49 $43.74 |
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| In his preface to The Symbolism of the Stupa Prof. Craig Reynolds writes "The stupa is a symbolic form that pullulates throghout South Southeast and East Asia. In its Indian manifestations it is an extreme case in terms of architectural function: it has no usablehas a basic simplicity. In this state of the art` studt Adrian Snodrass reads the stupa as a cultural artifact. The mounment concretizes metaphyswical principles and generates multivalent meanings in ways that can be articulated with... |
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Prasanna Kumar Acharya |
Architecture of Manasara : Illustrations of Architectural and Sculptural Objects - Manasara Series 5 |
$16.49 $11.54 |
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| This is the fifth volume in the Architecture of Manasara series by Prasanna Kumar Acharya. It contains well over hundred plates exclusively devoted to the illustration of the text in the other volumes. Every aspect of architecture, from the insignificant one of fixing a peg to the elaborate construction of a multi-storeyed structure, is taken care of. The noteworthy feature is the minute attention and great care lavished in the preparation of drawings to clarify: The choice of sites for... |
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D.N. Shukla |
Vastu-Sastra (2 Vols.) |
$102.99 $72.09 |
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| Contents: Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture : Engineering, Town Planning, Civil Architecture, Palace Architecture, Temple Architecture and an Anthology of Vastu-laksanas: Part I: The fundamental canons: Introductory The scope and subject matter of architecture The architect and architecture An outline history of Hindu architecture-both as science and art Study of Hindu science of architecture (A study of representative or principal... |
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