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Vishnulakshana, վṣṇܱṣaṇa, Vishnu-lakshana: 1 definition

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Vishnulakshana 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 վṣṇܱṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Visnulaksana or Vishnulakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shilpashastra (iconography)

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

վṣṇܱṣaṇa (विष्णुलक्ष�) refers to the iconographic details of Mādhava, one of the twelve Lords of the months (󾱱貹پ), as discussed in chapter 22 of the Ādikāṇḍa of the Ჹⲹśīṣaṃh: a large Pāñcarātra Āgama consisting of roughly 6500 verses dealing primarily with architecture, temple-building and consecration rituals and iconography.—Description of the chapter [ś徱-پṣaṇa-貹ṭa]: The twelve ūپ are called 󾱱貹پ, “the Lords of the months”—and their origins are traced to the four ū󲹲 (1-2). The iconography of the -󾱱貹پ is described. [e.g., վṣṇܱṣaṇa (9-10a)] [...] In each case, their wives should be shown holding a lotus and ṇ� (23-24a).

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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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