Bhumi: choosing and judging a plot
Shape, slope, soil and surroundings: how the texts judge a plot before anything is built.
- 6-minute lesson
- Basic course: Vastu Shishya
- Vastu Shastra
- Shape
- Slope and surroundings
- Soil
A first look at the lesson
A square or rectangular plot is best; a rectangle up to about 1 : 2 is fine. Cut or extended corners matter: a missing north-east corner is the most serious fault, an extended north-east is welcome.
Words in this lesson
More lessons on this subject
- Gomukhi and Shermukhi plotsA plot narrower at the front suits a home, one wider at the front a shop; corner plots read by their open sides.
- Disha: eight directions and their guardiansVastu begins with direction: eight dikpalas guard eight directions, each with its graha; Brahma holds the centre.
- Tilted plotsFew plots face true north; a plot turned by a large angle is read by its corners, not its sides.
- Pancha Bhuta: the five elements in a plotEarth, water, fire, air and space each have a zone; the rooms that use them belong there.
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