Glossary · P
Pada
Also called padas
One of the equal squares into which the Vastu Purusha Mandala is divided, each the seat of a deity.
Rules that use the word
The site is a squared diagram. Divide the square site into a grid of equal squares (padas), most often 8 × 8 = 64 or 9 × 9 = 81, and place every part of the building according to the grid.
The being of the site. Imagine the vāstupuruṣa lying face down on the diagram with his head in the north-east and his feet in the south-west, held down by the gods who occupy the padas; do not place walls, pillars or doors on his vital points.
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters South and Southeast Asia.
Nearby in the glossary
Oriel · Orthostat · Oval · Ovolo · Pagoda · Paifang · Palazzo · Palissade