Hastamudra, 贬补蝉迟补尘耻诲谤腻, Hasta-mudra: 3 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram贬补蝉迟补尘耻诲谤腻 (啶灌じ啷嵿い啶啶︵啶班ぞ) or simply Hasta is the name of the Gesture (尘耻诲谤腻) associated with K膩mar奴pa, one of the sacred seats (辫墨峁环补), according to the 峁峁璼膩hasrasa峁僪it膩, an expansion of the Kubjik膩matatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjik膩 cult.鈥擮n the basis of hardly more than a hint in the 峁峁璼膩hasrasa峁僪it膩, it outlines a scheme of sixteen parts for each seat, conscious, no doubt, that this is an ideal number. The commentary normally limits itself to do no more than explain what is presented in the text. This is one of the few instances it adds substantially to its contents [i.e., the Gestures鈥擧asta]. Presumably this is because when it was written the presentation of the features of the seats on this model was the accepted norm.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (natya)贬补蝉迟补尘耻诲谤腻 (啶灌じ啷嵿い啶啶︵啶班ぞ) refers to 鈥渉and postures鈥� (in Indian Dramas), according to the Vi峁ａ箛udharmottarapur膩峁嘺, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.鈥擳he hand postures are termed as hasta尘耻诲谤腻s in Sanskrit. The hasta尘耻诲谤腻s are very essential to denote some particular action or state in dancing and these 尘耻诲谤腻s are formed with the help of hands and fingers. In the Vi峁ａ箛udharmottarapur膩峁嘺 the necessity of hand gestures are highly recommended as according to this book, Dance depends on the actions of the hands. In the Vi峁ａ箛udharmottarapur膩峁嘺 mainly three kinds of hasta尘耻诲谤腻s are discussed and those are termed as hasta.
Natyashastra (啶ㄠぞ啶熰啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 苍腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya鈥攖heatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts贬补蝉迟补尘耻诲谤腻 (啶灌じ啷嵿い啶啶︵啶班ぞ) refers to one of the 81 Mudr膩s (hand-gestures) described in chapter 2 of the 峁氠梗ir膩tra section of the 厂补苍补迟办耻尘腻谤补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: an encyclopedic Sanskrit text written in over 3500 verses dealing with a variety of topics such as yoga, temple-building, consecration ceremonies, initiation and dhanurveda (martial arts).鈥擺Cf. the chapter 尘耻诲谤腻-lak峁峁嘺].
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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Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary贬补蝉迟补尘耻诲谤腻 (啶灌じ啷嵿い啶啶︵啶班ぞ):鈥攏. hand-posture;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Partial matches: Mudra, Mudras, Hasta.
Full-text (+198): Hasta, Hand gesture, Ardhacandra, Anjalihasta, Hastmudra, Shikharahasta, Dolahasta, Anjali, Mushtihasta, Pushpaputahasta, Ardhacandra Hasta, Pushpaputa, Kartarimukhahasta, Tola, Mushti, Shikhara, Kartarimukha, Angikabhinaya, Hamsasya, Ahishirsha.
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Arts in the Puranas (study) (by Meena Devadatta Jeste)
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Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
2.1. Origin of Dance (N峁泃ta) and Hand-postures (Hasta-尘耻诲谤腻) < [Chapter 3 - Drama and Dance]
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Informal Education of Sanskrit in Kerala (by Jayasree M.)
3. Brahmaswam Madham < [Chapter 3 - Informal Education of Sanskrit in Kerala: the Traditional Streams]
Dasarupaka (critical study) (by Anuru Ranjan Mishra)
Part 1 - Vararuci鈥擳he author and the date of the play (Ubhay膩bhis膩rik膩) < [Chapter 2 - Bh膩峁嘺 (critical study)]
Hastalaksanadipika a critical edition and study (by E. K. Sudha)
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