Mayamata: An Indian Treatise on Housing Architecture and Iconography in English - Paperback
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Mayamata: An Indian Treatise on Housing Architecture and Iconography is a scholarly English-language work authored by Bruno Dagens and published by Motilal Banarsidass. This paperback edition presents a translation and study of the Mayamata, an ancient Sanskrit text that constitutes one of the foundational treatises on traditional Indian architecture, spatial planning, and sacred iconography. The original text covers subjects including site selection, building layout, proportional systems, and the creation of sacred images — topics that form the classical basis of both Vastu Shastra and the Agamic architectural tradition. This work is primarily intended for scholars, architects, researchers, and serious practitioners of traditional Indian architectural science who wish to engage with one of the primary source texts of the tradition in English translation.
- An authoritative English translation and study of the ancient Sanskrit text Mayamata
- Authored by Bruno Dagens and published by Motilal Banarsidass
- Covers traditional Indian architecture, site planning, proportional systems, and sacred iconography
- Suited for scholars, architects, and serious students of classical Vastu and Agamic tradition
Astrological significance
The Mayamata as a classical text belongs to the Vastu Vidya tradition, which in Vedic thought is considered a limb of knowledge that supports harmonious human habitation in alignment with cosmic and natural forces. Traditional Vastu texts draw on the same directional and elemental correspondences that underpin Vedic astrology. For students and practitioners of Jyotish, this treatise offers valuable context for understanding how ancient Indian cosmology shaped the design of sacred and domestic spaces, and how these spatial principles were believed to reflect and support the planetary energies described in astrological texts.
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