Lokasadrishya, Lokasādṛśya, Loka-sadrishya: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Lokasādṛśya can be transliterated into English as Lokasadrsya or Lokasadrishya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (shilpa)Lokasādṛśya (लोकसादृश्य) refers to “that which bears a similarity with the world”, according to the Citrasūtra section (on painting) from the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa.—Accordingly, “Whichever painting that bears a similarity with the world (lokasādṛśya) [that painting] is called satya (‘Naturalistic’)”.
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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: Sadrishya, Loka.
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