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Matsyapratima, Ѳٲⲹپ, Matsya-pratima: 1 definition

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Shilpashastra (iconography)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Matsyapratima in Shilpashastra glossary
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (shilpa)

Ѳٲⲹپ (मत्स्यप्रतिम�) refers to the “iconographic details of Matsya�, one of the Ten or “incarnations� (岹ś屹) whose iconographic details are discussed in chapter 23 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 [daśa--pratimā-lakṣaṇa]: This chapter turns to the general iconographical directions for making the ten -forms [e.g., Ѳٲⲹپ (2-4)] [...] Note that Kṛṣṇa is omitted from this list.

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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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