Shishyapratishtha, Śiṣyapratiṣṭhā, Shishya-pratishtha: 1 definition
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Shishyapratishtha 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.
The Sanskrit term Śiṣyapratiṣṭhā can be transliterated into English as Sisyapratistha or Shishyapratishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (architecture)Śiṣyapratiṣṭhā (शिष्यप्रतिष्ठा) refers to the “installation of a disciple”, according to the 12th-century Vajrāvalī of Abhayākaragupta.—Accordingly, “[...] and [the Ācārya] carries out also the installation of an image, etc., like the installation of a disciple (śiṣyapratiṣṭhā)”.
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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Partial matches: Shishya, Pratishtha.
Full-text: Shishya.
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