________________
The Architectural Forms of Temples
315
The Vimana181 type has two sub-groups, one based on the number of bhumikas containing 25 verieties in all. The other subgroup (pertaining to various gods-goddesses like Śiva, Viṣṇu, Brahma, Surya Devi, Gaṇapati, Tīrthankara, and Sarva Deva, each ascribed with 8 varieties of temples). contains 64 varieties of temples. Thus this type contains 89 varieties in all.
The Bhumija 132 type of temples is divided into three groups (Caturśra, Vṛitta, Aṣṭāśra, all based on the shape of the ground plan and admit the several numbers of storeyes in elevation). In all, it has 25 varieties of temples.
The Sandhara, 133 the Varāta, 134 the Valabhi, 13 5 the Simhavalokan136 each of these types contains 25 varieties
of temples.
The Phāsanākāra137 type of temples is based again on the several shapes of the ground plan and storeyes in elevation. In all it has 20 verieties of temples,
The particulars of Daruja type are missing in the text.
The Vimananāgara138 type has three groups (Puspaka etc. Sridhadra etc. and Meru), subdivided into 76 varieties in all.
The last type Vimāna puṣpaka139 has 25 varieties of temples of which the last one namely Meru forms a class by itself. Thus APPR. mentions 453 verieties in all. 140
131. APPR. CLXII, CLXIX. 132 APPR. CLXXI.
135. APPR. CLXXVI.
136 APPR. CLXXVII.
137. APPR. CLXXVIII
133 APPR. CLIX.
134. APPR. CLXXV.
138. APPR. CLXII, CLXIII, CLXXX, CLXXXI, CLXXXII.
139. APPR. CLX.
Jain Education International
140. Vide Table 'C' below.
For Private & Personal Use Only
www.jainelibrary.org
