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Vastu Purusha Mandala
Also called Vastu-purusha-mandala, vāstupuruṣa-maṇḍala, mandala, Vastu Purusha
The squared diagram (of 64, 81 or other numbers of squares) on which Hindu temples, houses and towns are laid out, over which lies the Vāstupuruṣa, the being of the site.
See also: Pada, Brahmasthana
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters South and Southeast Asia.
Nearby in the glossary
Universal space · Urushringa · Usonian house · Vastu · Vedika · Veranda · Vihara · Villa