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Rock 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)Rocks should adorn Mountains in a painting, following the 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.—The Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa bears an elaborate description on the process of making the picture of some natural objects and phenomenon. According to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, the picture of mountain should be adorned with plenty of rocks, peaks, metals, trees, streams and snakes. [...]. Thus, the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa addresses various elements of nature, such as Rocks, since painting has much connection with time, mood and activity.
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 (+25): Rock ash, Rock balsam, Rock buckwheat, Rock clematis, Rock elm, Rock emu bush, Rock fern, Rock fig, Rock fuchsia, Rock fuchsia-bush, Rock harlequin, Rock isotome, Rock maple, Rock sage, Rock salt, Rock samphire, Rock selaginella, Rock spike moss, Rock sweet flag, Rock wild buckwheat.
Ends with: Aeferock, Irish shamrock, Shamrock, Water shamrock.
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Stupas in Orissa (Study) (by Meenakshi Chauley)
Geographical Location (of Orissa) < [Chapter 2]
During the time of Asoka (third century BCE) < [Chapter 2]
Stupas in Orissa (Introduction) < [Chapter 4]
A Visual Melody < [July – September, 1995]
The Edicts of Asoka < [January – March, 2005]
The Vision of Death in the Dry Salvages of T. S. Eliot < [October - December 1977]
The Way of the White Clouds (by Anāgarika Lāma Govinda)
Chapter 11 - The Rock Monastery < [Part 1 - Three Visions]
Chapter 45 - The Valley of the Moon Castle < [Part 4 - Return to Western Tibet]
Chapter 43 - The Last Trial < [Part 4 - Return to Western Tibet]
Pallava period (Social and Cultural History) (by S. Krishnamurthy)
Origin of Sculptural Art (c): Pallava period < [Chapter 2 - Origin of Sculptural Art—Its Development and Scheme]
Topography, Geography and Geology of the Region (Tondaimandalam) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Origin of Sculptural Art (a): Pre And Proto-Historic Period < [Chapter 2 - Origin of Sculptural Art—Its Development and Scheme]
Maha Kassapa (by Hellmuth Hecker)
Ramayana of Valmiki (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
Chapter 82 - Hanuman rallies his Forces: Indrajita’s Sacrifice < [Book 6 - Yuddha-kanda]
Chapter 52 - Dhumraksha fights and is slain by Hanuman < [Book 6 - Yuddha-kanda]
Chapter 54 - Angada slays Vajradamshtra < [Book 6 - Yuddha-kanda]
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