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Shilpashastra (iconography)

Source: Shodhganga: Vaisnava Agamas And Visnu Images

Svayaṃvyakta (स्वयंव्यक्त) refers to “icons installed in self-emanated places”, as defined in treatises such as the Pāñcarātra, Pādmasaṃhitā and Vaikhānasa-āgamas, extensively dealing with the technical features of temple art, iconography and architecture in Vaishnavism.—As far as the Jīrṇoddhāraṇa (renovation) metal icons are concerned, the Vaiṣṇava Āgamas lay special rules because the authors of the Āgamas obviously knew the value and re-usable condition of metals. [...] Some special rules are prescribed in the Vaiṣṇava Āgamas regarding the jīrṇoddhāraṇa of the metal icons installed in the places generally known as svayaṃvyakta (self-emanated), divya (installed by divinities), saiddha (installed by Siddhas) and ārsa (installed by Ṛṣis). In the renovation process, the permission to correct the characteristics (lakṣaṇa) of the icon is not admissible in these aforesaid places. The measurements and characteristics less or more, the same material is to be retained as it were. [...]

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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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Partial matches: Svayam, Vyakta.

Starts with: Svayam-vyaktakshetram, Svayamvyaktam, Svayamvyaktasthalastotra.

Full-text: Svayamvyaktasthalastotra, Svayamvyaktam, Svayam-vyaktakshetram, Arca, Saiddha, Divya, Arshas.

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