Database of Kalamulasastra
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- Kalamulasastra
- Fundamental Texts on Arts
- Ritual Texts
- Samhitas / Brahmanas / Upanisads
- Kauthuma Samaveda - Samhita with Gana(3000 BCE)
- Paipalada-Atharvaveda-Samhita(3000 BCE)
- Kanvasatapathabrahmana (3000 BCE)
- Jaiminiya Brahmana(3000 BCE)
- Gopatha Brahmana(3000 BCE)
- Sankhayana-Brahmana(3000 BCE)
- Principle Srauta / Grhya Sutras
- Latyayana-Srauta-sutra(800 BCE - 400 BCE)
- Baudhayana Srauta-sutra(800 BCE - 400 BCE)
- Jaiminiya Srauta-sutra(800 BCE - 400 BCE)
- Hirayakesi-Srauta-sutra(800 BCE - 400 BCE)
- Apastamba-Srauta-sutra(800 BCE - 400 BCE)
- Asvalayana-Srauta-sutra(800 BCE - 400 BCE)
- Sankhayana-Srauta-sutra(800 BCE - 400 BCE)
- Jaiminiya-Grhya-sutra(600-300 BCE)
- Marici-Samhita (the earliest Vaikhanasa text - it has chapters on architecture and iconography)(600-300 BCE)
- Samhitas / Brahmanas / Upanisads
- Puranas
- Visnudharmottara Purana (Citrasutra) (500-900 CE)
- Kalikapurana (Kalikapurane Murtivinirdesah) (10th-11th cen. CE)
- Tantra-Agama
- Svayambhuvasutrasamgraha Vidyapada (Saiva tantra) (7th-8th cen. CE)
- Isvarasamhita (Pancaratragama (8th cen. CE)
- Manthanabhairavatantram (Saiva tantra) (8th-9th cen. CE)
- Saradatilaka (Sakhta sastra) (8th-9th cen. CE)
- Guhyasamaja-tantra (Bauddha tantra) (10th-12th cen.)
- Vatulasuddhagama (Saivagama) (10th-12th cen.)
- Ajitagama (Saivagama) (12th cen. CE)
- Aghorasivacarya-Paddhati (12th cen. CE)
- Picumata (Sakhtagama) (C. 12th cen. CE)
- Satasahasrika-Prajnaparmita (C. 2nd cen. CE)
- Sadhanamala (8th-9th cen. CE)
- Ritual Texts
- Primary Texts on Arts
- Sangita: Music and Dance
- Puspasutra (2nd cen. BCE)
- Matralaksanam (2nd cen. BCE)
- Dattilam (2nd cen. CE)
- Brhaddesi of Sri Matanga Muni (2nd cen. CE)
- Adibharata of Bhartacaya (2nd cen. CE)
- Sangitamakaranda of Narada (7th-11th cen. CE)
- Abhinayadarpana of Nandikesvara (8th-10th cen. CE)
- Bhava-Prakasana of Saradatanaya (16th-17th cen. CE)
- Sangitaparijata of Ahobala (16th-17th cen. CE)
- Hrdaya-Kautuka of Hrdayanarayana Deva (16th-17th cen. CE)
- Hrdaya-Prakasa of Hrdayanarayana Deva (16th-17th cen. CE)
- Sangita-Sudhakara of Simhabhupala (16th-17th cen. CE)
- Sangita-Sudhakara of Vicaracaturmukha (16th-17th cen. CE)
- Bharatabhasya of Nanyadeva (17th-18th cen. CE)
- Balarambharata (on Dance) by Balarama Varma (18th cen. CE)
- Rasa-Saundarya (Aesthetics)
- Srngara Prakasa of Bhoja (11th cen. CE)
- Sarasvatkanthabharanam of Bhoja (11th cen. CE)
- Vastu & Silpa
- Hayasirsa Panacratra Samhita (Pancaratra text depicting North Indian architecture (6th-8th cen. CE)
- Saudhikagama (8th-9th cen. CE)
- Silpa Prakasa (on Orissan architecture) (10th cen. CE)
- Samaranganasutradhara of Bhoja (Based on Central Indian architecture and related arts) (11th cen. CE)
- Mayamatam (based on South Indian architecture & Saiva iconography) (11th-12th cen. CE)
- Jina-Samhita of Bhattaraka Ekasamadhi (having chapters on the iconography as well as architecture of Jaina temples in the Dravidan style) (12th cen. CE)
- Aparajitaprcha (12th or 13th cen. CE)
- Abhilasitarathacintamani (Manasollasa) of Somesvara (12th-13th cen. CE)
- Vastumandana (13th or 14th cen. CE)
- Tantra-Samuccaya of Narayana (a Keralite Text) (15th cen. CE)
- Silparatnakosa (Orissan Temple architecture) (17th cen. CE)
- Manavasilpa-sastra (17th cen. CE)
- Sangita: Music and Dance
- Regional Texts
- Sangita: Music & Dance
- Sangitopanisatsaroddharah of Sudhakalasa (from western India) (14th cen. CE)
- Sangita Samayasara of Parsvadeva (a Jain) (from south India) (14th-15th cen. CE)
- Sri Hastamuktavali of Subhankara Kavi (from north-east India) (16th cen. CE)
- Nartananirnaya of Sri Pandarika Vitthala (based on south & north Indian style) (16th-17th cen. CE)
- Tarjuma-i-Manakutuhal & Risala-i-Ragadarpana (from north India) (17th cen. CE)
- Ragalaksana (from south India) (17th cen. CE)
- Caturdandi Prakasika of Venkatamakhin (from south India) (17th cen. CE)
- Sangitanarayan (from Orissa) (17th cen. CE)
- Talarnava (17th cen. CE)
- Sangita: Music & Dance
- Fundamental Texts on Arts