Shrilakshanapatala, Śrīlakṣaṇapaṭala, Shrilakshana-patala: 1 definition
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Shrilakshanapatala 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 Śrīlakṣaṇapaṭala can be transliterated into English as Srilaksanapatala or Shrilakshanapatala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (shilpa)Śrīlakṣaṇapaṭala (श्रीलक्षणपटल) (lit., “the section describing the iconographic characteristics of Lakṣmī”) is the name of chapter 20 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 [śrīlakṣaṇapaṭala]: This chapter deals with iconometric (1-10) and iconographic (11-16) details for making images of Śrī. It is said that other details are to be found in the Saurakāṇḍa (one of the four divisions of Hayaśīrṣa-Saṃhitā but not as yet published).
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: Shrilakshana, Patala.
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