The Sanskrit term Ādyeṣṭakā can be transliterated into English as Adyestaka or Adyeshtaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Shodhganga: Temple management in the Āgamas

Ādyeṣṭakā (आद्येष्टका) refers to “laying the first brick” and represents a ceremony that is to be performed before the establishment of a temple or a new settlement.—The āgama recommends that only the Ādiśaiva perform the ādyeṣṭakā (laying the first brick) or ground breaking ceremony. This ceremony is recommended to be performed before the establishment of a temple, hall, corridor, tower, residence, secondary shrine, platform, special hall (śālā, sabhā), tank, well and so on.

Source: eScholarship: The descent of scripture: a history of the Kamikagama

Ādyeṣṭakā (आद्येष्टका) refers to the “ritual of laying the first brick”, 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 Pūrvabhāga consists of 75 chapters (paṭalas) [...] Chapters 49 to 61 focus on temple architecture and construction. [...] Chapter 51 presents a treatment of the ritual of laying the first brick (ādyeṣṭakā). Chapter 52 focuses on the construction and architectural features of the foundation and ground floor.

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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.

Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: OpenEdition books: Architectural terms contained in Ajitāgama and Rauravāgama

Ādyeṣṭakā (आद्येष्टका) refers to “first brick (put in place at the time of the foundation) §§ 2.8, 12, 24.”.—(For paragraphs cf. Les enseignements architecturaux de l'Ajitāgama et du Rauravāgama by Bruno Dagens)

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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: Ishtaka, Adya.

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