Vastu Shastra

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Hindu architectural doctrine Indian architectural treatise tradition design philosophy traditional architectural system

Vastu Shastra is an ancient Indian architectural and design system that prescribes spatial layouts and building principles to harmonize human dwellings with natural and cosmic forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu architectural doctrine ⓘ
Indian architectural treatise tradition ⓘ
design philosophy ⓘ
traditional architectural system ⓘ
appliesTo houses ⓘ
palaces ⓘ
temples ⓘ
town planning ⓘ
basedOn cardinal directions ⓘ
cosmology ⓘ
five elements theory ⓘ
controversialAs pseudoscience in modern scientific discourse ⓘ
countryOfOrigin India ⓘ
culturalSignificance important component of traditional Hindu building practice ⓘ
hasAspect astrological considerations ⓘ
environmental orientation ⓘ
proportional systems ⓘ
ritual prescriptions ⓘ
hasGoal harmonizing human dwellings with cosmic forces ⓘ
harmonizing human dwellings with natural forces ⓘ
influenced traditional Indian city planning ⓘ
traditional Indian residential architecture ⓘ
traditional Indian temple architecture ⓘ
influencedBy Hindu cosmology ⓘ
Sthapatya Veda NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vedic traditions NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfEarlyTexts Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainSubject architecture ⓘ
building design ⓘ
spatial planning ⓘ
modernUse consultancy practice in real estate ⓘ
guidelines for house design in contemporary India ⓘ
prescribes location of bedrooms ⓘ
location of entrances ⓘ
location of kitchens ⓘ
location of prayer rooms ⓘ
location of water sources ⓘ
orientation of buildings ⓘ
placement of rooms ⓘ
relatedTo Shilpa Shastra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sthapatya Veda NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousTradition Hinduism ⓘ
timePeriod ancient India NERFINISHED ⓘ
usesConcept Vastu Purusha Mandala NERFINISHED ⓘ
mandala grid ⓘ
orientation ⓘ
proportion ⓘ
sacred geometry ⓘ
symmetry ⓘ

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Maharaja Jai Singh II → designedCityOnPrinciplesOf → Vastu Shastra ⓘ
Hindu temple architecture → usesTextualSource → Vastu Shastra ⓘ
Jaipur Walled City → urbanPlanningPrinciple → Vastu Shastra ⓘ
Garbhagriha → isDesignedAccordingTo → Vastu Shastra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vastu Shastra principles