Uttamamadhyama, Uttama-madhyama: 1 definition
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Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Wisdom Library: Śilpa-śāstraUttamamadhyama (उत्तममध्यम) is a Sanskrit technical term, referring to a classification of pīṭhas, used in the construction of liṅgas. To obtain the measurement of the side of the uttamamadhyama type of pīṭha, divide the total length of the liṅga into 24 equal parts (sometimes 32 parts), and take 23 parts for the length of the side. The word liṅga refers to a symbol used in the worship of Śiva and is used thoughout Śaiva literature, such as the sacred Āgamas.
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: Uttama, Madhyama.
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 4.9.2 < [Part 9 - Incomplete Expression of Mellows (rasābhāsa)]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.7.78 < [Chapter 7 - Śrī Viśvarūpa Takes Sannyāsa]
Verse 3.3.438 < [Chapter 3 - Mahāprabhu’s Deliverance of Sarvabhauma, Exhibition of His Six-armed Form, and Journey to Bengal]
Kashyapa Shilpa-shastra (study) (by K. Vidyuta)
4. Prākāra components (5): Measure of the Uttara (architrave) < [Chapter 3 - Prākāra Lakṣaṇa]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 151 < [Volume 9 (1888)]
Samarangana-sutradhara (Summary) (by D. N. Shukla)
Prayogamanjari and Saivagamanibandhana (Study) (by R. Suthashi)
Tantrasamuccaya (summary) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Talabheda—Different measurements < [Chapter 3 - Shaiva iconography in Saivagamanibandhana]