Metrics, Metric: 2 definitions
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Metrics means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the VisnudharmottarapuranaMetrics refers to one of the topics dealt with in the Puranic literature: a category of ancient Sanskrit texts which gives a huge contribution in the development of Indian literature.鈥擳he Vishnudharmottara Purana contains different aspects of knowledge. Along with the narratives, this work bears immense information in various fields of study. [...] The third khanda contains 118 chapters which are dedicated to various contents such as Sanskrit and Prakrit Grammar, Lexicology, Metrics, Poetics, Dance, Drama, Music, Painting, Iconography, Architecture etc.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical SystemsMetrics refers to one of the 鈥�Ten Sciences鈥� (in Tibetan: rig gnas bcu) which were taught by 艢膩kya艣r墨 to Sakya Pandita (Sapan).鈥擺...] At the age of twenty-three, Sakya Pandita (1182鈥�1251) met the great Kashmiri pandit 艢膩kya艣r墨. With the great pandit and his disciples, Sa峁単ha艣r墨, Sugata艣r墨, and D膩na艣墨la, he trained completely in the ten sciences [e.g., metrics]. At the age of twenty-seven, he took full ordination from the great Kashmiri pandit.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+5963): Chandas, Siddhartha, Pingala, Chandasa, Mandavya, Mitakshara, Yati, Drona, Indra, Shiva, Vrittagandhi, Chandasya, Pata, Bandhakaumudi, Vanibhushana, Anushtubh, Kalasha, Bhara, Khari, Saitava.
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R膩sakr墨岣嵞� of R膩map膩峁噄v膩da < [Chapter 1 - 艢膩strak膩vyas鈥擜 Brief Survey]
Dharma艣膩stra (the Dharmas奴tras and Sm峁泃is) < [Chapter 5 - Impact of other Disciplines in V膩sudevavijaya]
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