Mandapalakshana, 惭补峁囜笉补辫补濒补办峁峁嘺, Mandapa-lakshana: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 惭补峁囜笉补辫补濒补办峁峁嘺 can be transliterated into English as Mandapalaksana or Mandapalakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
: Google Books: Consecration Rituals In South Asia惭补峁囜笉补辫补濒补办峁峁嘺 (啶ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶げ啶曕啶粪ぃ) refers to one of the chapters of the 顿别惫测腻尘补迟补: an Early 艢aiva Prati峁ａ弓h膩tantra dating back to the 5th century CE dealing with topics related to temple construction, consecration rituals, and iconography.鈥擳he 顿别惫测腻尘补迟补 is written in the form of a dialogue between 艢iva and the Goddess. It begins with the 辫谤补艣苍补辫补峁璦濒补, 鈥榯he chapter on questions鈥�, in which Dev墨 tells 艢iva what topics she would like to learn about. The answers are provided in the following chapters [e.g., 尘补峁囜笉补辫补濒补办峁峁嘺], of which each is dedicated to one specific subject.
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (vastu)1) 惭补峁囜笉补辫补濒补办峁峁嘺 (啶ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶げ啶曕啶粪ぃ) refers to the 鈥渃haracteristics of the hall (for sacerdotal offerings)鈥�, as discussed in chapter 4 of the 笔补耻峁补谤补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra text of almost 5900 verses divided into forty-three chapters presented as a frame-work dialogue between Pau峁ara and Bhagav膩n dealing with the esoteric meaning of ma峁囜笉ala-designs, worship routines and temple-building.鈥擠escription of the chapter [y膩ga-尘补峁囜笉补辫补濒补办峁峁嘺]: Measurements for making mandalas are given (1-20), followed by rules for the construction of an elaborate protective building [尘补峁囜笉补辫补]. This building will house the sacred fire itself as well as the particular protective deities who are to be invoked within and around it (21-133). [Note: The instructions for the preparation of the 尘补峁囜笉补辫补 are as elaborate as those found in other 蝉补峁僪颈迟腻蝉 for building and consecrating a temple]. [...]
2) 惭补峁囜笉补辫补濒补办峁峁嘺 (啶ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶げ啶曕啶粪ぃ) refers to the 鈥渄escription of the 尘补峁囜笉补辫补-pavilions鈥�, as discussed in chapter 2 of the 痴颈峁补办蝉别苍补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra text comprising 2800 Sanskrit verses dealing with theological matters, image-worship, iconography (relating to 辫谤补迟颈尘腻-icons) and the construction of temples.鈥擠escription of the chapter [尘补峁囜笉补辫腻诲颈-濒补办峁峁嘺]: [...] The narrator commences the recital by telling what are the various benefits of constructing 尘补峁囜笉补辫补-pavilions in different directions; the recommended direction is the Eastern quadrant. He classifies 尘补峁囜笉补辫补-pavilions into inferior/middling/superior categories according to how large they are and where they are located (1-18). [...]
Vastushastra (啶掂ぞ啶膏啶む啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, v膩stu艣膩stra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
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