ROOTS OF TECHNOLOGY IN

ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS

Every ancient civilization such as Indian, Chinese,

Egyptian, Mayan etc had structured guidelines for the
building construction .They were applied from town planning
to the designing of an individual dwelling.
The techniques of designing a building is visible in
Indian Temples, palaces, Egyptian pyramids, Mayan
pyramids in Mexico, Stonework in Peru, Greek Parthenon,
Roman coliseum and many more.

VASTUSHASTRA

Vastu Shastra is a vast and an ancient science of living.

In Sanskrit, the word Vastu has root derived from `Vas
to reside. Vastu means abode or house and Shastra means
Science or Technology.
VastuShastra is the scientific method of house construction

INDIAN SCRIPTURES

DARSHANSHASTRA SUB BRANCHES

(UPANGAS)

MAYASABHA IN MAHABHARATA

VASTUSHASTRA IN ANCIENT INDIA

5000 yrs ago in Mahabharata, Demon Mayan had designed
palace Mayasabha as per Vastushastra.
In the cities of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa the application of
Vastushastra can be seen.
Vastu finds mention in Ramayana as well. The construction of
the holy city of Ayodhya, where Lord Rama was born
and ruled, shared a similarity with the plan written in the
great Vastu architecture text Manasara.
Buddhist literature also makes numerous mentions of
buildings
based on Vastu. It is said that Lord Buddha used
to
deliver discourses on architecture and he was very
much conscious of the construction of the buildings in
order. There is a mention of various viharas, temples,
houses, buildings in the various Buddhist texts, based
on Vastushastra.

BASIC PRINCIPLE OF
VASTUSHASTRA

To prepare fertile ground for seed of Life to flower

and eternally experience the `Sat-Chid-Anand
The Eternal Bliss.

VASTU -PURUSH

The concept of `Prana the Life force Energy, in

Yogashastra constantly permeates throughout Vastushastra
in the sense that it considers every Vastu house, building
as a living entity in form of `Vastu Purush.

VASTU-PURUSH-MANDAL

Akhand Mandalakaram Vyaptam Yen

Characharam
The Sanskrit stotra says that if the energy stream is spiral
and helical, it automatically becomes one and unified with
immensity.
Traditionally energy is explained as form of helix which
termed as Mandal in Sanskrit.
So Vastu-Purush-Mandal explains the role of various
patterns of energy which plays an important role in Human
Life.

VASTU -PURUSH

VASTU-PURUSH-MANDAL and
MODERN SCIENCE

5 GREAT ELEMENTS

8 DIRECTIONS AND 5 GREAT ELEMENTS

VASTU-PURUSH-MANDAL and
MODERN SCIENCE

AIM OF VASTUSHASTRA

The science of Vastu aims at controlling the flow of these

energies in a building by selecting proper Directions,
Alignments and Orientations.
VastuShastras well defined rules and regulations ensure that
the houses, abodes, dwellings, buildings and structures in
general are in Harmony with the surrounding environment
and the entire Universe.

APPLICATION OF VASTUSHASTRA

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VASTUSHASTRA

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VASTUSHASTRA

APPLICATION OF
VASTUSHASTRA

APPLICATION OF
VASTUSHASTRA

RECEPTION ART OF LIVING INTERNATIONAL

CENTRE, BANGALORE

APPLICATION OF
VASTUSHASTRA

SRI SRI AYURVEDA HOSPITAL , BANGALORE

VASTUSHASTRA APPLICATIONS
ACROSS GLOBE

The Vastushstra principles are based upon movement of

the Sun and Earth. So the directional rules and
regulation differs as per the location across the
globe.

IMPORTANCE OF
VASTUSHASTRA

The dwellings subscribing to Vastushastra are always

governed by environment-friendly simple buildings
with simple shapes.
While Modern architecture specializes in bodily comforts
of the dweller and functional effectiveness of a
structure, Vastushastra aims at ensuring Health,
Happiness, Prosperity and Well-being of the Dweller
and endows him with a Sustained Peace and
Tranquility of mind.

ROLE OF VASTUSHASTRA
IN WOMANS LIFE

As todays woman is playing a dual role. Vastushastra can

help her to excel in performing on house front as
well as work career front.
Women though delicate in nature follow Dharma and guard
tradition and culture. Then it becomes her
responsibility to maintain sanctimony of ancient
sciences like Vastushastra and extend its longitivity