Saurilakshana, Sauri-lakshana, Saurilakṣaṇa, Śaurilakṣaṇa, Shaurilakshana, Shauri-lakshana: 1 definition

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Saurilakshana 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.

The Sanskrit terms Saurilakṣaṇa and Śaurilakṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Saurilaksana or Saurilakshana or Shaurilakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shilpashastra (iconography)

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Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (shilpa)

Saurilakṣaṇa (सौरिलक्षण) refers to the iconographic details of Sauri—one of the “planetary deities” (graha) whose iconographic details are discsussed in chapter 26 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 [graha-pratimā-lakṣaṇa]: The nine personified planets are here treated iconographically: [e.g., Saurilakṣaṇa (Saturn) (8b-12a)] [...]

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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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