{"product_id":"vastuvidvasastra-ascribed-to-manjusri","title":"Vastuvidvasastra Ascribed to Manjusri","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"76\" data-end=\"381\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"76\" data-end=\"90\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sri Satguru Publications\u003cbr data-start=\"115\" data-end=\"118\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"129\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e E. W. Marasinghe\u003cbr data-start=\"146\" data-end=\"149\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"149\" data-end=\"162\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sanskrit Text with English Translation\u003cbr data-start=\"201\" data-end=\"204\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"204\" data-end=\"216\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1989\u003cbr data-start=\"221\" data-end=\"224\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"233\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9788170301998\u003cbr data-start=\"247\" data-end=\"250\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"250\" data-end=\"260\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 303 (22 Black \u0026amp; White Figures)\u003cbr data-start=\"291\" data-end=\"294\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"294\" data-end=\"304\"\u003eCover:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr data-start=\"314\" data-end=\"317\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"317\" data-end=\"332\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.5 inches x 22 cm\u003cbr data-start=\"351\" data-end=\"354\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"354\" data-end=\"365\"\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not specified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"383\" data-end=\"386\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"388\" data-end=\"406\"\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"408\" data-end=\"853\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"412\" data-end=\"448\"\u003eManjusribhasita-Vastuvidyasastra\u003c\/strong\u003e (also known as \u003cstrong data-start=\"464\" data-end=\"484\"\u003eCitrakarmasastra\u003c\/strong\u003e) is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"491\" data-end=\"521\"\u003eunique Sanskrit Silpa text\u003c\/strong\u003e that provides an in-depth account of \u003cstrong data-start=\"559\" data-end=\"636\"\u003eancient Buddhist monastic architecture and early Mahayanic art traditions\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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