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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
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
VASTU-PURUSH-MANDAL and
MODERN SCIENCE

5 GREAT ELEMENTS

8 DIRECTIONS AND 5 GREAT ELEMENTS

VASTU-PURUSH-MANDAL and
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.
VastuShastra’s 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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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 WOMAN’S LIFE
• As today’s 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 it’s longitivity