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Image 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.
Images (photo gallery)
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In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)Images of different deities in different forms were worshipped from early period in India.—In Hinduism, the tradition of worshipping of idols has been continuing from early period in India. History shows that from the date of antiquity people used to connect themselves with their lords through the medium of the images of different deities in different forms. Thus the practice of image making had come forward. Different treatises of Sanskrit literature deal with the topic of image making.
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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Starts with: Image consecration, Image worship.
Ends with: Acquired Image, Counter Image, Mental Image, Pilgrimage.
Full-text (+2614): Pratima, Murti, Pratikriti, Pratibimba, Chaya, Bimba, Arca, Praticchanda, Cakshurdana, Sthavaralinga, Nimitta, Pratichaya, Pratiyatana, Pratiphalana, Pratirupa, Pratishtha, Dhruvabera, Pilimageya, Pratibhasa, Pratimisu.
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Search found 375 books and stories containing Image; (plurals include: Images). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Jain Remains of Ancient Bengal (by Shubha Majumder)
Modern Temples Containing Sculptural Specimens < [Chapter 5 - Jaina Architectural and Sculptural Remains]
Caubisi type of Pārśvanātha Sculptures < [Chapter 6 - Iconographic Study of Jaina Sculptural Remains]
Ṛṣabhanātha sculptures with miniature Tīrthaṅkaras and Planetary deities < [Chapter 6 - Iconographic Study of Jaina Sculptural Remains]
Middle Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
1. Images set up by Rajaraja I < [Tanjavur/Thanjavur (Rajarajesvaram temple)]
Temples in Mannarkoyil < [Chapter IV - Temples of Rajendra I’s Time]
3. Images set up by his Queens < [Tanjavur/Thanjavur (Rajarajesvaram temple)]
Jainism in Odisha (Orissa) (by Ashis Ranjan Sahoo)
Jaina Antiquities at Bhubaneswar (Khordha) < [Chapter 3: Survey of Jaina Antiquities in Odisha]
Jaina Antiquities at Tarangasagarpur (Jajpur) < [Chapter 3: Survey of Jaina Antiquities in Odisha]
Vietnamese Buddhist Art (by Nguyen Ngoc Vinh)
6. Avalokitesvara images in Indonesia < [Chapter 3 - Unifying factors of the Avalokitesvara Images in South Vietnam and South East Asia]
5. Avalokitesvara images in Thailand < [Chapter 3 - Unifying factors of the Avalokitesvara Images in South Vietnam and South East Asia]
3. Avalokitesvara images in Funan < [Chapter 3 - Unifying factors of the Avalokitesvara Images in South Vietnam and South East Asia]
Brihat Samhita (by N. Chidambaram Iyer)
Chapter 60 - Installation of Idols in Temples (pratimā-pratiṣṭhāpana)
Chapter 58 - On temple idols (pratimā-lakṣaṇa)
Chapter 59 - On entry into the forest (vanasampraveśa or vanapraveśa)
Sripura (Archaeological Survey) (by Bikash Chandra Pradhan)
Stone Images (5): Sakta Images < [Chapter 3 - Sculptural Programme]
Stone Images (1): Buddhist Images < [Chapter 3 - Sculptural Programme]
Copper Images < [Chapter 3 - Sculptural Programme]
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