Jamadagnyalakshana, Jāmadagnyalakṣaṇa, Jamadagnya-lakshana: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Jāmadagnyalakṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Jamadagnyalaksana or Jamadagnyalakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (shilpa)Jāmadagnyalakṣaṇa (जामदग्न्यलक्षण) refers to the “iconographic details of Kalkin”, one of the Ten avatāra or “incarnations” (daśāvatāras) whose iconographic details are discussed in chapter 23 of the Ādikāṇḍa of the Hayaśīrṣasaṃhitā: a large Pāñcarātra Āgama consisting of roughly 6500 verses dealing primarily with architecture, temple-building and consecration rituals and iconography.—Description of the chapter [daśa-avatāra-pratimā-lakṣaṇa]: This chapter turns to the general iconographical directions for making the ten avatāra-forms [e.g., Jāmadagnyalakṣaṇa (25-27)] [...] Note that Kṛṣṇa is omitted from this list.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
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Partial matches: Lakshana, Jamadagnya.
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