Vishvarupapratima, Viśvarūpapratimā, Vishvarupa-pratima: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Viśvarūpapratimā can be transliterated into English as Visvarupapratima or Vishvarupapratima, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (shilpa)Viśvarūpapratimā (विश्वरूपप्रतिमा) refers to the “iconographic details of Viśvarūpa”, as discussed in chapter 25 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 [pratimālakṣaṇa]: This chapter deals with some rules for iconography related to miscellaneous forms: the eight-armed aspect of the Lord on His vehicle (1-3a), [...] [e.g., Viśvarūpapratimā (4-8)] [...]
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: Vishvarupa, Pratima.
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