A Sinhala-language treatment of vāstu — the traditional science of building — written by Rathna Deshapriya Amarasuriya and published in Colombo by M. D. Gunasena & Co. The text is in Sinhala throughout, which international buyers should note before ordering.
The book sets out the origins of vāstu as a discipline and then turns to its practice in Sri Lanka, describing how the system has been understood and applied here. Alongside the principles of building itself, it covers the auspicious times and the astrological combinations held to bear on construction, treating these as part of the same body of knowledge rather than as a separate matter.
It is addressed to readers thinking seriously about house building — those planning a home of their own as well as anyone with an interest in how traditional rules of placement, timing and proportion have shaped Sri Lankan domestic architecture. Readers comfortable in Sinhala and curious about the reasoning behind these customs will find the subject handled as a whole.
- Author: Rathna Deshapriya Amarasuriya
- Publisher: M. D. Gunasena & Co. (Pvt) Ltd
- Language: Sinhala
- ISBN: 978-955-21-1298-2
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