Manavidhi, 惭腻苍补惫颈诲丑颈, Mana-vidhi: 1 definition
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Manavidhi 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.
In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (shilpa)惭腻苍补惫颈诲丑颈 (啶ぞ啶ㄠさ啶苦ぇ啶�) refers to the 鈥渞ules of measurements (for icons)鈥�, as discussed in chapter 19 (Kriy膩p膩da) of the 笔补诲尘补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: the most widely followed of Sa峁僪it膩 covering the entire range of concerns of P膩帽car膩tra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter鈥�箩帽腻苍补, yoga, 办谤颈测腻 and 肠补谤测腻) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.鈥擠escription of the chapter [辫谤补迟颈尘腻-尘腻苍补惫颈诲丑颈]: This chapter is exclusively given over to iconometry. The first section is on the anatomical parts of a Vi峁ａ箛u icon鈥攖he parts treated both individually and in relation to one another (1-101a). The second section details the measurements and relative proportions of His ornamentation (101b-132a ).
Shilpashastra (啶多た啶侧啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 艣ilpa艣膩stra) 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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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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