Vishnumardhapratishtha, Viṣṇūmārdhapratiṣṭhā, Vishnumardha-pratishtha: 1 definition
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Vishnumardhapratishtha 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 Viṣṇūmārdhapratiṣṭhā can be transliterated into English as Visnumardhapratistha or Vishnumardhapratishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: eScholarship: The descent of scripture: a history of the KamikagamaViṣṇūmārdhapratiṣṭhā (विष्णूमार्धप्रतिष्ठा) refers to the “installation of images of Śiva as half-Umā, half-Viṣṇu”, according to the Kāmikāgama: an ancient Śaiva Āgama scripture in 12,000 Sanskrit verses dating to at least the 5th century and represented as an encyclopedic account of ritual instructions (kriyāpāda).—In modern print editions, the Kāmika-āgama is structured in two major parts. The Uttarabhāga consists of 98 chapters (paṭalas) [...] Chapters 60 to 66 provide instructions for the installation of images of Śiva as half-Umā, half-Viṣṇu (viṣṇūmārdhapratiṣṭhā), images of Trimūrti, Vṛṣārūḍha, Gaṅgādhara, Skanda, Caṇḍeśa, and Śivabhaktas.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
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Partial matches: Vishnumardha, Pratishtha.
Full-text: Vishnumardha.
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