Wikipedia's article on the Shilpa Shastras, the canonical Hindu texts on craft and architecture, consulted 2026-08-11.
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Reliability tier 3: a Wikipedia entry, written and revised by unnamed volunteer editors, suited to an uncontested, easily checked point about a canon of texts rather than a disputed claim. NotesWikipedia's article on the Shilpa Shastras, consulted 2026-08-11. A perpetually community-edited reference page rather than a peer-reviewed publication; used here for the named ninth century Mayamata text and its account of the takshaka and vardhaki craftsmen, and for the madhuchista vidhana lost wax casting process and the panchadhatu five metals, standard reference facts.
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PublisherWikipedia
Publication Year2026
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shilpa_Shastras
Source Typereference
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