Burial site: 1 definition
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Burial site 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)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)The Burial Sites follows specific guidelines of ancient Indian Painting (citra), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—In the context of identification of some particular places through picture, the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa gives some instructions. According to this book, the picture of funeral piles and dead bodies indicate burial sites.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) 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: Site.
Full-text: Funeral pile, Dead body, Bibhatsa, Odious.
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Antiquity of Munnur < [Chapter 1]
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Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology (by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri)
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Rivers in Ancient India (study) (by Archana Sarma)
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Jain Remains of Ancient Bengal (by Shubha Majumder)
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Sanskrit sources of Kerala history (by Suma Parappattoli)