Nimittasnapana, Nimitta-snapana: 1 definition
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In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsNimittasnapana (啶ㄠた啶た啶む啶むじ啷嵿え啶え) or Nimittasnapan膩rc膩 refers to one of the six kinds of idols, as discussed in the seventeenth chapter of the 莫艣varasa峁僪it膩 (printed edition), a P膩帽car膩tra work in 8200 verses and 24 chapters dealing with topics such as routines of temple worship, major and minor festivals, temple-building and initiation.鈥擠escription of the chapter [辫谤补迟颈尘腻濒补办峁峁嘺]: [...] There are six kinds of idols, representing types for use on various occasions: 办补谤尘腻谤肠腻, 耻迟蝉补惫腻谤肠腻, 产补濒测补谤肠腻, 迟墨谤迟丑补办补耻迟耻办腻谤肠腻, 苍颈尘颈迟迟补蝉苍补辫补苍补-补谤肠腻 and 艣补测补苍腻谤肠腻. The last five in any temple are the best the measurements of these five are given in proportion to the 尘奴濒补产别谤补-idol. Their postures are also discussed (238-248a). Temples may be classified, indeed, according to the number and types of idols they contain鈥�ekabera and 产腻丑耻产别谤补 and varieties thereof (248b- 260). [...]
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
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Partial matches: Snapana, Nimitta.
Starts with: Nimittasnapanarca.
Full-text: Nimittasnapanarca.
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