Pancha Bhuta: the five elements in a plot
Earth, water, fire, air and space each have a zone; the rooms that use them belong there.
- 6-minute lesson
- Basic course: Vastu Shishya
- Vastu Shastra
- Five zones
- Why it works this way
A first look at the lesson
The north-east gets the gentle morning light and stays cool; the south-west takes the hot afternoon sun, so thick walls and heavy rooms there keep the house cool. Much of Vastu is good climate sense for India, expressed through the elements.
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More lessons on this subject
- When elements clashWater in the fire zone or fire in the water zone is the classic clash; most can be eased without building.
- 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.
- The Vastu Purusha MandalaEvery plot is a grid of padas over the Vastu Purusha, head in the north-east, with Brahma at the centre.
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