Mandiranirmana, 惭补苍诲颈谤补苍颈谤尘腻峁嘺, Mandira-nirmana: 2 definitions
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In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita鈥擳ext on Visha Chikitsa (p)惭补苍诲颈谤补苍颈谤尘腻峁嘺 (啶え啷嵿う啶苦ぐ啶ㄠた啶班啶ぞ啶�) or 鈥渢emple building鈥� refers to one of the principal topics of the P膩帽car膩tra division of the Vai峁ａ箛ava 膧gamas.鈥擳he almighty Hari, out of compassion for mankind in general, felt that the Vedas and 艢膩stras could not be easily grasped and practised by people belonging the diverse communities and cadres, whose potential and comprehension would vary vastly. Hence, he promulgated the P膩帽car膩tra doctrine [teaching for example temple building鈥敵静共曰寰卑共跃卑灸遽箛a] which is the essence of the Vedas, in a simplified form.
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.
Vastushastra (architecture)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (vastu)惭补苍诲颈谤补苍颈谤尘腻峁嘺 (啶え啷嵿う啶苦ぐ啶ㄠた啶班啶ぞ啶�) (lit. 鈥渃oncerning temples鈥�) is the name of chapter 6 of the 痴颈峁ａ箛耻迟颈濒补办补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra text comprising 3500 Sanskrit verses covering the typically 鈥�agamic鈥� subjects which are being narrated by Brahm膩 to a number of sages.
Description of the chapter [尘补苍诲颈谤补苍颈谤尘腻峁嘺]: This chapter treats first of the considerations that must be satisfied while building a temple (1-341), then of the rules for furnishing the finished building with icons and other finishing touches (342-479). A brief section at the end concerns itself with domestic worship (496-502).
In undertaking to construct a temple, the first thing to do is to select a properly qualified 膧c膩rya-director (3-10). He, with others, will select a suitable site (11-21, 236-239), perform the various preliminary pacification rites (22- 35a) and attend to the matter of town-planning consequent to planning a shrine and forming a settlement around it (35b-67a). After plowing the site and attending to certain attendent matters (67b-85), a pit is dug and 办丑腻迟补丑辞尘补 rites are performed (86-96) followed by the installation of a miniature icon in a miniature replica of the temple. Such a 产腻濒腻濒补测补 is to be provided not only during a building program but also during later periods when repairs must be undertaken (97-175).
There are various typologies of temples, according to materials used, according to numbers of storeys, etc. (176-205). In a three-storey temple, some or all of these sections will be found in the order from bottom to top: 耻辫腻苍补, 箩补驳补迟墨, kumuda, 辫补峁弓颈办腻, 办补谤峁嘺, 辫补峁弓颈办腻, 尘补丑补迟墨, 辫补峁弓颈办腻, 惫腻箩补苍补, 惫别诲颈办腻, 奴谤诲丑惫补, 肠补谤补峁嘺, 丑补峁僺补尘腻濒腻, kapota, prati, prati惫别诲颈办腻, 办补谤峁嘺, 艣颈办丑补谤补 (188-1912), While the details of building are to be drawn from the 艢ilpa艣膩stras, certain sections here are given over to 辫谤补迟丑补尘别峁ａ弓补办腻-rites (209-240), 驳补谤产丑补苍测腻蝉补-rituals (244-267), and 尘奴谤诲丑别峁ａ弓补办腻-activities (268-275). There follows a digression on 蝉迟奴辫墨蝉 (276-281a) and a few words about 艣颈办丑腻办耻尘产丑补蝉 (281b- 298), followed by some counsels about placements of the 诲颈峁卪奴谤迟颈 figures (287-303).
Then follow some remarks about 尘补峁囜笉补辫补-pavilions (305-318a), gopuras (318b-320a), 辫谤腻办腻谤补蝉 (320b-327) and 诲惫腻谤补-doors (328-341).
Turning to icons, there are six varieties according to the substance they are made of each with distinctive benefits (342b-348). When icons are fashioned of stone or of wood, there are certain ritual procedures to follow in gathering together the raw materials (349-378, 379-386). Icons themselves have certain proportions and iconographical conventions that must be maintained whether standing (387-412a), seated (412b-437) or shown on a vehicle (438-448). The doorkeeper figures are described (449-465), with variants given for different entrances (466-479).
As for other items in the temple compound鈥擥aru岣峚, the 产补濒颈辫墨峁环补, the dhvajastambha, the kitchen, the storerooms, the treasury, wardrobes, etc. these are each briefly mentioned (480-493). Special mention is given to the shrines devoted to Matsya, et. al., and to those given over to Vi峁ａ箛ubhaktas (494-495).
In relation to the discussion of such mandira-shrines, attention in closing shifts to domestic worship and household shrines and the icons suitable for and proportionate to them (496-498). The chapter ends with an eulogy of the 蝉腻濒补驳谤腻尘补-stone, considered ideal as an "icon" for household worship (499- 502).
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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Partial matches: Nirmana, Mandira.
Full-text: Temple building, Karna, Vedika, Prati, Urdhva, Upana, Vajana, Prativedika, Kumuda, Carana, Kapota, Jagati, Pattika, Mahati, Hamsamala, Dinmurti, Mandira, Khatahoma, Khata.
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