Shilpadosha, Śilpadoṣa, Shilpa-dosha: 1 definition
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Shilpadosha 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 term Śilpadoṣa can be transliterated into English as Silpadosa or Shilpadosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (shilpa)Śilpadoṣa (शिल्पदोष) (=“defects of constructions”?) is to be cleansed with certain rituals, as discussed in chapter 36 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 [snapana]: Homas are done in the yāgamaṇḍapa, the icon is placed on a bed of colored-rice, the icon is covered with a cloth and taken on a palanquin to the snapanamaṇḍapa, where snapana-rites are done. Pure water is poured over the icon first. This cleanses away all śilpadoṣas. [...]
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: Shilpa, Dosha.
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