Index finger: 1 definition
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Index finger 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.
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Shilpashastra (iconography)
: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)The Index finger Measurements (in portraits) follows the principles of ancient Indian Painting (citra), 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.鈥擨n the third part of the Vi峁ａ箛udharmottarapur膩峁嘺, chapters 35th to 43rd are dedicated to the Painting of different portraits of different kinds of men and women. The measurement of some minor limbs are also furnished in the Vi峁ａ箛udharmottarapur膩峁嘺. According to this work, the measurement of middle finger is five 补峁単耻濒补蝉. The measurement of the index finger and the ring finger is equal and both are shorter by the foremost part of the middle finger. [...] The nail of the index finger is half of that and the remaining nails are one eighth of the nail of the thumb.
Shilpashastra (啶多た啶侧啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 艣ilpa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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Hastalaksanadipika a critical edition and study (by E. K. Sudha)
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Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Text 8.4 (Commentary) < [Chapter 8 (text and commentary)]
Text 8.7-8 (Commentary) < [Chapter 8 (text and commentary)]
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