Mandapalakshana, Maṇḍapalakṣaṇa, Mandapa-lakshana: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Maṇḍapalakṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Mandapalaksana or Mandapalakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Google Books: Consecration Rituals In South AsiaMaṇḍapalakṣaṇa (मण्डपलक्षण) refers to one of the chapters of the Devyāmata: an Early Śaiva Pratiṣṭhātantra dating back to the 5th century CE dealing with topics related to temple construction, consecration rituals, and iconography.—The Devyāmata is written in the form of a dialogue between Śiva and the Goddess. It begins with the praśnapaṭala, ‘the chapter on questions’, in which Devī tells Śiva what topics she would like to learn about. The answers are provided in the following chapters [e.g., maṇḍapalakṣaṇa], of which each is dedicated to one specific subject.
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (vastu)1) Maṇḍapalakṣaṇa (मण्डपलक्षण) refers to the “characteristics of the hall (for sacerdotal offerings)”, as discussed in chapter 4 of the Pauṣkarasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text of almost 5900 verses divided into forty-three chapters presented as a frame-work dialogue between Pauṣkara and Bhagavān dealing with the esoteric meaning of maṇḍala-designs, worship routines and temple-building.—Description of the chapter [yāga-maṇḍapalakṣaṇa]: Measurements for making mandalas are given (1-20), followed by rules for the construction of an elaborate protective building [maṇḍapa]. This building will house the sacred fire itself as well as the particular protective deities who are to be invoked within and around it (21-133). [Note: The instructions for the preparation of the maṇḍapa are as elaborate as those found in other saṃhitās for building and consecrating a temple]. [...]
2) Maṇḍapalakṣaṇa (मण्डपलक्षण) refers to the “description of the maṇḍapa-pavilions”, as discussed in chapter 2 of the Viṣvaksenasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 2800 Sanskrit verses dealing with theological matters, image-worship, iconography (relating to pratimā-icons) and the construction of temples.—Description of the chapter [maṇḍapādi-lakṣaṇa]: [...] The narrator commences the recital by telling what are the various benefits of constructing maṇḍapa-pavilions in different directions; the recommended direction is the Eastern quadrant. He classifies maṇḍapa-pavilions into inferior/middling/superior categories according to how large they are and where they are located (1-18). [...]
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
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Partial matches: Lakshana, Mandapa.
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