Alapadmahasta, Alapadma-hasta: 1 definition
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Alapadmahasta 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)
: Shodhganga: The significance of the m奴la-beras (艣颈濒辫补)Alapadmahasta (啶呧げ啶う啷嵿ぎ啶灌じ啷嵿い) or simply Alapadma refers to 鈥渂lossomed lotus, happiness鈥� and represents one of the twenty-four gestures with a single hand, as defined according to texts dealing with 艣颈濒辫补 (arts and crafs), known as 艣颈濒辫补艣膩stras.鈥擜肠肠辞谤诲颈苍驳濒测, 辫谤补迟颈尘腻-濒补办峁峁嘺 (body postures of the icons) is comprised of hand gestures (hasta, 尘耻诲谤腻 or kai-amaiti), stances/poses (腻蝉补苍补蝉) and inflexions of the body (产丑补峁単补蝉). There are thirty-two types of hands [viz., alapadmahasta] classified into two major groups known as tolirkai (functional and expressive gestures) and elirkai (graceful posture of the hand).
(Description of Alapadma-hasta): When all the fingers of the hand are spread out and separated from each other with the palm facing upward, and the effect is like an open flower, it is known as alapadma-hasta.
Shilpashastra (啶多た啶侧啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 艣颈濒辫补艣膩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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Partial matches: Alapadma, Hasta.
Full-text: Alapadma, Vismayahasta, Surya, Kolapadma, Yama, Bhairava.
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Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
2.2. Hand Postures (a): Asa峁儁ukta-hasta < [Chapter 3 - Drama and Dance]
Gati in Theory and Practice (by Dr. Sujatha Mohan)
Analysis of technical terms: N膩峁瓂a, N峁泃ta, N峁泃ya < [Chapter 1 - N膩峁瓂a]