The Samarāṅganasūtradhāra: Themes and Context for the Science of Vāstu

The Samarāṅganasūtradhāra is an encyclopedic work, attributed by tradition to King Bhoja of the Paramāra dynasty. It collects a vast number of subjects under the general heading of vāstu, a term that refers to a dwelling or dwelling place and, by inclusion, comes to treat the many activities connect...

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Vydané v:Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Ročník 22; číslo 1; s. 35 - 55
Hlavný autor: SALVINI, MATTIA
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.01.2012
Predmet:
Ancient languages
Application programming interfaces
Architecture
Asian history
Asian literature
Asian studies
Authorship
Buildings
Cosmological philosophy
Cosmology
Cultural tradition
Encyclopaedias
Holy places
Houses
Housing
Palaces
Residential architecture
Sanskrit
Temples
Traditions
Translations
Treatises
Universe
Vehicular flight
India
ISSN:1356-1863, 0035-869X, 1474-0591, 2051-2066
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Shrnutí:The Samarāṅganasūtradhāra is an encyclopedic work, attributed by tradition to King Bhoja of the Paramāra dynasty. It collects a vast number of subjects under the general heading of vāstu, a term that refers to a dwelling or dwelling place and, by inclusion, comes to treat the many activities connected with dwellings and construction sites. Although probably incomplete in the available manuscripts, the size of the Samarāṅganasūtradhāra remains impressive: including the ‘interpolated section’ it runs for almost 7,500 Sanskrit verses. The various portions resemble, in turn, a Purāṇa, a treatise on architecture, a disquisition into dramaturgic detail and much more. Bhoja's work can be classified as belonging to the ‘northern’ Vāstu tradition; the text presents itself as such, by tracing its own origin to the divine architect Viśvakarman rather than Maya, as a southern text would do. Nevertheless, the Samarāṅganasūtradhāra contains an extensive treatment of southern temple types.
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ISSN:1356-1863
0035-869X
1474-0591
2051-2066
DOI:10.1017/S135618631100085X