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Mayamata

मयमतMayamata

also: Maya-mata

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Definition

A principal SOUTHERN Vāstu/Śilpa treatise. Reported by Svoboda for the 32-type pada-vinyāsa (Vāstu-maṇḍala) catalogue — grids from 1×1 to 32×32 (1024 cells), with use-classes (1×1 fire-altars; 2×2–6×6 seats/daises/thrones; 7×7–11×11 houses/pavilions/temples; 12×12–19×19 temple-complexes/villages; 20×20–32×32 towns/cities) — and for naming the 8×8 Maṇḍūkapada and 9×9 Paramasāyikā. Minted as a stub: Svoboda reports these as the Mayamata's (CLASSICAL via this entity, verified:false, Svoboda the conduit). Will be extracted in full in Phase 2.

Traditional

Prāṇa relevance

Prāṇa relation not yet traced — a complete, acceptable terminal state.

Sources

txt-svoboda-vastuch. 5 'Rectangles galore' (PDF pp.135–136)Traditional✓ verifiedSvoboda: 'The key Vāstu treatise known as the Mayamata describes 32 types of such site-plans (pada-vinyāsa or Vāstu-maṇḍala), from 1×1 to 1024 cells'; specifies the use-classes; names Maṇḍūkapada (8×8) and Paramasāyikā (9×9)

Other attributes

Text Class: mula
Approx Date: c. 9th–12th c. CE (southern Vāstu/śilpa-śāstra)
Attribution: ascribed to Maya (the Asura architect)
Key Chapters: pada-vinyāsa (the 32-grid scheme); grid use-classes

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