Editing Sacred geometry (section)

===In Hinduism/Indic Religion===

[[File:Mandala.jpg|thumb|right|A [[Hindu]] [[Mandala|Maṇḍala]]]]

The [[Āgama (Hinduism)|Agamas]] are a collection of Sanskrit,<ref name="Grimes">Grimes, John A. (1996). ''A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English''. State University of New York Press. {{ISBN|9780791430682}}. LCCN 96012383. [https://books.google.com/books?id=eP5p0ev3nJEC]</ref> Tamil, and [[Grantha script|Grantha]]<ref name="NagalingamCh1">Nagalingam, Pathmarajah (2009). ''The Religion of the Agamas''. Siddhanta Publications. [http://www.siddha.com.my/forum/religionoftheagamas/chapter1.html]</ref> scriptures chiefly constituting the methods of temple construction and creation of idols, worship means of deities, philosophical doctrines, meditative practices, attainment of sixfold desires, and four kinds of yoga.<ref name=Grimes/>

Elaborate rules are laid out in the Agamas for Shilpa (the art of [[sculpture]]) describing the quality requirements of such matters as the places where temples are to be built, the kinds of image to be installed, the materials from which they are to be made, their dimensions, proportions, air circulation, and lighting in the temple complex. The [[Manasara]] and Silpasara are works that deal with these rules. The rituals of daily worship at the temple also follow rules laid out in the Agamas.

Hindu temples, the symbolic representation of cosmic model is then projected onto Hindu temples using the ''[[Vastu shastra|Vastu Shastra]]'' principle of ''Sukha Darshan,'' which states that smaller parts of the temple should be self-similar and a replica of the whole. The repetition of these replication parts symbolizes the natural phenomena of fractal patterns found in nature. These patterns make up the exterior of Hindu temples. Each element and detail are proportional to each other, this occurrence is also known as the sacred geometry.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-22|title=Sacred Geometry Of Hindu Temples|url=https://www.indictoday.com/quick-reads/sacred-geometry-hindu-temples/|access-date=2021-04-14|website=Indic Today|language=en-US}}</ref>
[[File:Hildegard von Bingen Liber Divinorum Operum.jpg|thumb|Microcosmic Man as described by [[Hildegard of Bingen]].]]