What is the grid-like system used to construct Hindu temples?

zbeckabee

MANDALA -- "The layout of Hindu temples is carefully designed on a grid called a mandala. This grid is a concentric configuration, usually a large square subdivided into smaller squares by an intersecting grid of lines. The mandala is strictly organized in relation to the four directions and is said to mirror the concentric arrangement of the universe with its concentric formation of lesser squares occupied by the lesser gods and goddesses and the important central square reserved for the temple's most important deity." http://web.njit.edu/~delano/vishvanatha.htm Apr 11 07, 9:14 AM

tragic_flawed

yes the Vastu-purusa mandala to be precise Apr 11 07, 6:41 PM