Vastu

Most important aspect of Vastu Directions Directions are the most important aspect of Vastu. Each direction presents opportunity for either spiritual, economic, social or in some other form. There are primary 4 directions: North, South, East and West – called cardinal directions, while there are sub-directions such as: North East, South East, North West, South West. Each sub-directions get their fair share such as – North-NorthEast(NNE), North-NorthWest(NNW), East-NorthEast(ENE), East-SouthEast(ESE), South-SouthEast(SSE), South-SouthWest (SSW), West-NorthWest(WNW), North-NorthWest(NNW)

Vastu Principles

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October 10, 2015

Principles of Vastu The principles of Vastu had been explained in ancient Hindu scriptures, called Puranas, including Skanda Purana, Agni Purana, Garuda Purana, Vishnu Purana, Bruhatsamhita, Kasyapa Shilpa, Agama Sastra and Viswakarma Vastushastra. The fundamental premise of Vastu rests on the assumption that the earth is a living organism, out of which other living creatures and organic forms emerge, and so every particle on earth and space possesses live energy.

What is Vastu?

in basic

October 10, 2015

Vastu Shastra Vastu Shastra is a traditional concept in Hindu system of architecture, which translates to ‘science of architecture’. It is an ancient Indian science developed thousands of years ago by Indian sages. According to Viswakarma - an architect who is considered the creator of Vastu described Vastu as a science complete in itself. Vastu Shastra is the ancient Indian science of architecture, which governs town planning and designing of man-made structures.

Vastu Purush Mandala

in vastu

September 17, 2015

The ancient Indian text Mayamatam on Vastu Sastra, written thousands of years ago, explains the legend of the Vastu Purusha. According to Hindu mythology, in the beginning Brahma the creator of the Universe, experimented with a new creature. He created a large cosmic man, who grew rapidly as he began to devour everything in his path to satisfy his insatiable hunger. When he became unmanageably big so that his shadow fell on the Earth like a permanent eclipse, the gods Shiva and Vishnu begged Brahma to do something before everything was destroyed by this Creature.

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