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Image worship means something in the history of ancient India. 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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Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (history)The tradition of Image Worship appears to be very ancient.—People of the Vedic period created the images of their lords in their minds and worshipped them. According to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, from the kaliyuga, the necessity of temple as well as practice of image worship had started. The development of Iconography had been continuing in the society of India through the pages of epics and Purāṇas. [...] The texts of the Rāmāyaṇa and the Mahābhārata also include the discussion of image worship which can be the evidence of idol worship of that time. [...] Thus it can be assumed that in later period the practice of image worship came forward and still the practice of image worship is prevailing in Indian society.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Partial matches: Worship, Image.
Full-text: Pratikopasana, Idol worship, Iconography, Devatarupa, Murti, Bhakti, Hindu iconography, Uruvam.
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Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas (by Goswami Mitali)
Part 41 - Sun-god and the Image-Worship < [Chapter 2 - Salient Traits of the Solar Divinities in the Veda]
Part 7 - Religion of the Purāṇas < [Chapter 3 - General Characteristics of the Purāṇic Religion and its Link with the Vedic Tradition]
Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
8(a): Image Making: The Concept < [Chapter 5 - Painting and Image Making]
2. Necessity of Temple Building < [Chapter 4 - Temple Building]
2. The Viṣṇudharmottara-purāṇa: An Introductory Note < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Jain Remains of Ancient Bengal (by Shubha Majumder)
Image worship in Jainism < [Chapter 6 - Iconographic Study of Jaina Sculptural Remains]
Temple worship in Jainism < [Chapter 6 - Iconographic Study of Jaina Sculptural Remains]
The worship of Stūpa among the Jainas < [Chapter 6 - Iconographic Study of Jaina Sculptural Remains]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 2 - The place of the Vedas in the Hindu mind < [Chapter II - The Vedas, Brāhmaṇas And Their Philosophy]
Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology (by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri)
Buddhist Symbols (Introduction) < [Chapter 3 - Amarāvatī and the Formative Stage of the Buddhist Art]
Vastu-shastra (5): Temple Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
Chapter 2 - The Origin of the Prāsāda-vāstu
Bhaumika Vimānas (Temples of South India, Decan and Greater India) < [Chapter 12 - History of Hindu Temples (Prāsādas and Vimānas)]
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