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दो तरहके है. एक पुष्पावकीर्ण जो विखरे हुए फूलकी तरह हैं. दूसरे प्रावलिका अर्थात् पंक्तिबंध हैं. पंक्तिबंध विमानोंकी आकृति तीन तरहकी हैं-गोल, त्रिकोण, चतुष्कोण । गोलमें एक द्वार, त्रिकोणमें तीन द्वार, और चतुष्कोणमें चार द्वार है। गोल विमानके चारों तरफ़ कगरेवाला कोट है, त्रिकोण विमानके दो तरफ़ कोट और एक तरफ़ दुहरी पद्मवर वेदिका है । चतुष्कोण विमानके चारों तरफ वेदिका है। A residence of Vaimanika gods. Those dwelling-places are arranged in two ways, viz, Puspavakīrna which is in the shape of strewn flowers and Avalikā which is in the shape of rows.
The aerial cars of Avalikā type have got three different figures viz, circular, triangular, and quadraugular. Aerial cars of circular figure have got one gate in them, those of triangular one have three gates in them, while the quadrangular aerial cars have got four gates. A fortress surrounds a circular aerial car. A fortress coveres the two sides of a triangular aerial car while one side is occupied by a twofold Padmavara Vedikā. A quadrangular aerial car has Padmavara Vedikā on all its four sides.
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