Goat skin, Goat's skin: 1 definition
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Goat skin 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.
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (vastu)Goat skin was traditionally used in crafting Hard Cement, which was used as a Material for the Construction of Temples and other buildings, 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 Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, five procedures of preparing the vajralepa are suggested.—The third variety of vajralepa was the mixture of the horns of bull and buffalo, skin of goat, milk of buffalo, juice of bimba and kapittha.
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) 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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Asvalayana-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
The Sacrifices of Rajasuya, Vajapeya and Ashvamedha (study) (by Aparna Dhar)
Conclusion < [Chapter 4 - Major Sacrifices of the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa]
Dichotomic interpretation of the Vājapeya Sacrifice < [Chapter 6 - Dichotomic interpretation of the Major and Minor sacrifices]
Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India (by Remadevi. O.)
1. Materials for Garments (d): Skin clothes from Animals < [Chapter 2 - Costumes]
2.15. Dressing on the Basis of Hierarchy < [Chapter 2 - Costumes]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Biography (17): Soṇa Kuṭikaṇṇa Mahāthera < [Chapter 43 - Forty-one Arahat-Mahatheras and their Respective Etadagga titles]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 5.118 < [Section XIII - Purification of Substances]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)