Svapottanarca, Svāpottānārcā, Svapottana-arca: 1 definition
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Svapottanarca 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Svapottanarcha.
In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (shilpa)Svāpottānārcā (स्वापोत्तानार्चा) refers to one of the six varieties of Arcā (images), as discussed in chapter 18 (Kriyāpāda) of the Padmasaṃhitā: the most widely followed of Saṃhitā covering the entire range of concerns of Pāñcarātra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter—jñāna, yoga, kriyā and caryā) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.—Description of the chapter [lohajā-pratimānirmāṇa-tālavibhāga]: Bhagavān says He will treat now of the images used for special purposes in temples. There are six varieties of arcā-images classified according to their functional uses—karmārcā (the specific case to be distinguished from the general type-names), utsavārcā, balyarcā, snānārcā, tīrthārcā, svāpottānārcā (1-3). [...]
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: Arca, Svapottana.
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Full-text: Svapottana, Pratimanirmana, Tirtharca, Snanarca, Lohajapratimanirmanatalavibhaga, Karmarca, Utsavarca, Balyarca.
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