Garden: 1 definition
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Garden 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)Gardens in ancient Indian Painting (citra) are associated with Villages, 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, a picture of village should be adorned with some houses along with gardens.
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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Search found 260 books and stories containing Garden; (plurals include: Gardens). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Parables of Rama (by Swami Rama Tirtha)
Story 231 - A gardener's devotion to duty < [Chapter XLIII - Devotion To Duty]
Story 58 - Law of love < [Chapter IX - Love]
Story 191 - The story of Whittington < [Chapter XXXIII - Will-force]
Temples of Munnur (Historical Study) (by R. Muthuraman)
Garden Keepers and Garland Makers < [Chapter 7]
Temple as Consumer < [Chapter 2]
Festivals (Introduction) < [Chapter 6]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Flora (1): Habitat < [Chapter 5 - Aspects of Nature]
Earth and its aspects < [Chapter 5 - Aspects of Nature]
Customs, Belief and Rituals (Introduction) < [Chapter 4 - Cultural Aspects]
Vastu-shastra (2): Town Planning (by D. N. Shukla)
Beautification (b): Gardens, etc. < [Chapter 6 - Deification and Beautification of Towns]
Towns or Cities in ancient Indian town-planning < [Chapter 2 - Villages, Towns and Forts in General]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.4.112 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Verse 2.1.183-184 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]
Verse 2.1.194-195 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 3: The sons of Sagara < [Chapter V - Life and death of the sons of Sagara]
Part 1: Incarnation as Śānti (introduction) < [Chapter V - Twelfth incarnation as Śānti]
Part 1: Celaṇā’s one-pillared house < [Chapter VII - The stories of Celaṇā’s one-pillared palace]
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