Middle finger: 1 definition
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Middle finger means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)The Middle finger Measurements (in portraits) follows the principles of ancient Indian Painting (citra), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—In the third part of the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, chapters 35th to 43rd are dedicated to the Painting of different portraits of different kinds of men and women. The measurement of some minor limbs are also furnished in the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa. According to this work, the measurement of middle finger is five aṅgulas. The measurement of the index finger and the ring finger is equal and both are shorter by the foremost part of the middle finger.
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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Hastalaksanadipika a critical edition and study (by E. K. Sudha)
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Chapter 8 - English Translation of the Hastalaksanadipika (Hasta-Lakshana-Deepika)
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
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Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter LXIII - A brief discourse on the auspicious and inauspicious marks on the persons of males < [Agastya Samhita]
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Shaiva Upanishads (A Critical Study) (by Arpita Chakraborty)
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Soundarya Lahari of Shri Shankara (Study) (by Seetha N.)
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