Vishnulakshana, Viṣṇulakṣaṇa, Vishnu-lakshana: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Viṣṇulakṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Visnulaksana or Vishnulakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (shilpa)Viṣṇulakṣaṇa (विष्णुलक्षण) refers to the iconographic details of Mādhava, one of the twelve Lords of the months (māsādhipatis), as discussed in chapter 22 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 [keśavādi-pratimālakṣaṇa-paṭala]: The twelve mūrtis are called māsādhipatis, “the Lords of the months”—and their origins are traced to the four vyūhas (1-2). The iconography of the māsa-adhipati is described. [e.g., Viṣṇulakṣaṇa (9-10a)] [...] In each case, their wives should be shown holding a lotus and viṇā (23-24a).
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: Vishnu, Lakshana.
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