Concept of Measurement & Proportions:

The nature follows certain rules and system. In quest for discovering this aspect, the cosmogonic aspect of measurement has been explored during the time of the Vedas.

The importance of precise orientation and measurement in construction of the Hindu temple reveals the cosmogonic symbolism. The Sanskrit term referring to the temple, "vimana" , means "well-measured" or "well-proportioned". Texts on temple architecture give extensive discussions of the system of proportional measurements and techniques for determining true north.

In Sanskrit, "ma" means to measure, to give existence to a thing, to give it reality in our world, and to demonstrate relationship. The close connection between measurement and creation is evidenced by the words"maya", "mother", "matir" and "mater" which come from the same Sanskrit root. Measurement separates and differentiates the elements of the world and thereby creates them. The first act of measurement which occurred at the boundary between time and the timeless, wrested the elements of our world.

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