[INDOLOGY] diagram of vāstupuruṣa on manuscripts

[jacob at fabularasa.dk]

Hi Dagmar,

Are you only looking for the provenance of the attached image, or are 
you looking for manuscript illustrations of vāstupuruṣamaṇḍalas in 
general?

If you are looking for the latter, I am aware of an uninscribed example 
in a 17th-century Nepalese manuscript at the Los Angeles County Museum 
of Art:

https://collections.lacma.org/node/242707

Best regards,
Jacob Schmidt-Madsen

Dagmar Wujastyk via INDOLOGY skrev den 2024-03-07 23:57:
> Unfortunately Volwahsen only states "from an old Indian manual of
> architecture" - at least in the English version. I don't have a copy
> of the German version.
> 
> All the best,
> Dagmar
> 
> On Thu, 7 Mar 2024 at 15:51, Hock, Hans Henrich <hhhock at illinois.edu>
> wrote:
> 
>> Perhaps this might help in tracking the origin of the drawing?
>> 
>> Volwahsen, Andreas (1968): _Indien. Bauten der Hindus, Buddhisten
>> und Jains_. Fribourg. S. 44
>> 
>> Best wishes,
>> 
>> HHH
>> 
>>> On Mar 7, 2024, at 16:25, Dagmar Wujastyk via INDOLOGY
>>> <INDOLOGY at list.indology.info> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Dear colleagues,
>>> We are all familiar with the diagram of the vāstupuruṣa (image
>>> attached from Volwahsen 1969). Does anyone know whether this
>>> image/diagram is found in any manuscripts of the Bṛhatsamhitā
>>> (or another work?) or whether this is a modern drawing (perhaps by
>>> Kramrisch)? If this image occurs on manuscripts, can anyone tell
>>> me the date(s) of such manuscripts or any other information on
>>> them?
>>> Any pointer would be welcome.
>>> Many thanks,
>>> Dagmar Wujastyk
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