DATABASE OF KALAMULASASTRA, IGNCA

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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)
  - 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)
    - 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)
    - 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)