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Sthāpatyaveda · Gupta period onward for extant treatises · Sanskrit · Atharvaveda
Traditional: Viśvakarman lineage (traditional); many śilpī compilers
Scholarly note: Mayamata, Mānasāra, regional śilpa śāstras are practical corpora.
Guide proportional temple design, iconometry, and orientation (vāstu) as sacred craft.
Extent · Multiple śāstras (Mayamata ~70 adhyāyas)
Adhyāya-wise rules with dimensional ratios.