SCIENCE OF VASTUSHASTRA

1 INTRODUCTION:

1.1 BACKGROUND:

THE ARCHITECTURE AND VASTU ARE SPIN OFF OF ANCIENT CREATIVE ARTS

CONCERNING WAYS AND APPLICATIONS OF WELL DEFINED VASTU PRINCIPLES IN THE

CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINS SUITABLE FOR HUMANS TO LIVE HAPPILY, PEACEFULLY

AND ACHIVE PROSPERITY. THE SCIENCE OF VASTU MADE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS

FOR THE UPLIFTMENT OF ART AND ARCHITECTURE IN INDIA.

1.2 CLASSIFICATION OF VASTU:

1. Bhumi (Earth suitable for human habitation)

2. Harmyadhivastu (The buildings for different activities)

3. Paryankadivastu (Movable artefacts required for human use and

conveyance)

1.3 AIM:
To study the traditional architecture (vastushastra) of western coastal region of India.

1.4 OBJECTIVES
1. To examine the relevance of vastushastra on building planning.
2. To study the behavior of built environment planned based on vastu. (1) (1)

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2 DIMENSIONING IN VASTUVIDHYA

2.1 DIMENSIONAL UNIT BASED ON GRAIN SIZE

2.2 DIMENSIONAL UNIT BASED ON HUMAN FIGURE

2.3 UNIFYING THE DIMENSIONAL SYSTEM

2.4 STANDARDS OF HASTA

2.5 SCALE OF LAND MEASUREMENT

3 VASTU MANDALA CONCEPT-LITERATURE REVIEW

3.1 BACKGROUND:
It will thus be seen that the ancient texts were based on a scientific
understanding of the phenomenon and looked upon the man-made structure
as a reaction to its environment. The Hindu concept of architecture had always
been that of a model of the cosmos. This was further explained by the mandala
graphics, the various Vastupurusha Mandala diagrams. Mansara* has described
32 mandala diagrams. These are similar to horoscopes, which locate the
positions of various planets at a given time. The effect of celestial forces on the
house and its occupants is possible to be studied. Much like the horoscope, the
Vastupurusha Mandala depicts the positions of the origins of the effects on a
human body. These diagrams are indeed, very complicated for the modern mind
to understand and even more difficult if you are looking for proper
interpretation

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3.2 SHAPES OF VASTUMANDALA

3.3 PROPORTIONS OF RECTANGLE

3.4 NOMENCLATURE OF RATIOS OF LENGTH TO WIDTH

3.5 ORIENTATION OF VASTU

3.6 MODULAR APPROACH TO STANDARDIZATION CANONS OF YONI APPLICATIONS

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