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Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)Accurate Knowledge (i.e., knowledge of proper measurement of a portrait) is denoted by the Sanskrit term Pramāṇa and represents one of the six limbs of Painting (citra), according to the Kāmasūtra and 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 term pramāṇa is derived from the root mā, which means measurement. In the Mānasāra, pramāṇa is included in the six kinds of measurements. So, it can be said that to draw a picture, the knowledge of proper measurement of a portrait remains very important. The Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa also gives emphasis on the proper measurement and structure of a portrait and gives a detailed discussion on the measurement of portrait in the 36th chapter of its third part.
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: Knowledge.
Full-text: Pratisamvid, Miti, Pariveda, Ganadhara, Pravinya, Ganadhinatha, Parivedana, Pramana, Devabhagashrautarsha, Mati, Shuddhi.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 11: Death of Parvata < [Chapter II - Vāsupūjyacaritra]
Part 21: Sumatinātha’s sermon < [Chapter III - Sumatināthacaritra]
Appendix 3.1: additional notes < [Appendices]
Prasthanatrayi Swaminarayan Bhashyam (Study) (by Sadhu Gyanananddas)
4.4j. Āpta-Vākya Pramāṇa < [Chapter 2 - Analysis on the Basis Of Epistemology]
7.1. The meaning of the Akṣara-Puruṣottama Upāsanā < [Chapter 4 - Analysis on the Basis of Spiritual Endeavour]
6.2. The Process of Āśraya-grahaṇa < [Chapter 4 - Analysis on the Basis of Spiritual Endeavour]
Vaisheshika-sutra with Commentary (by Nandalal Sinha)
Sūtra 6.2.16 (How mokṣa is attained) < [Chapter 2 - Of the Production of Dharma and A-dharma]
Sūtra 10.2.9 (Authoritativeness of the Veda established) < [Chapter 2 - Of Other Forms of Cognition]
Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
2. The Importance of the Term Citra < [Chapter 5 - Painting and Image Making]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 1: Sutrasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
The civilization of Babylonia and Assyria (by Morris Jastrow)