Vyuhapratimalakshana, Vyūhapratimālakṣaṇa, Vyuha-pratimalakshana: 1 definition

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Vyuhapratimalakshana 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 Vyūhapratimālakṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Vyuhapratimalaksana or Vyuhapratimalakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Shilpashastra (iconography)

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Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (shilpa)

Vyūhapratimālakṣaṇa (व्यूहप्रतिमालक्षण) or Navavyūhapratimālakṣaṇa (lit. “regarding the images of the nine vyūhas”) is the name of 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.—[Cf. the chapter nava-vyūhapratimālakṣaṇa].

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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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