Art: 6 definitions

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Art means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.

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In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana

Art refers to one of the topics dealt with in the Puranic literature: a category of ancient Sanskrit texts which gives a huge contribution in the development of Indian literature.—Art is a form of an action through which people can express their thoughts and ideas. [...] Art is considered as a medium of civilization of a country and it is regarded as the hall mark of the culture of that country. It reminds a strong source of history. In Sanskrit, the word Art is denoted by the term Kalā.—“Kaṃ lāti iti kalā” is the Sanskrit derivation of the term kalā. Here the term kaṃ denotes ānandaṃ i.e., pleasure and the term lāti means to give. So, from the derivation of the word kalā, it is known that kalā i.e., Art is that which gives happiness.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems

Arts and Technology refers to one of the “Ten Sciences” (in Tibetan: rig gnas bcu) which were taught by Śākyaśrī to Sakya Pandita (Sapan).—[...] At the age of twenty-three, Sakya Pandita (1182–1251) met the great Kashmiri pandit Śākyaśrī. With the great pandit and his disciples, Saṅghaśrī, Sugataśrī, and Dānaśīla, he trained completely in the ten sciences [e.g., arts and technology]. At the age of twenty-seven, he took full ordination from the great Kashmiri pandit.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[Sanskrit to German]

Art in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Art in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) art; -[gailari] an artgallery; —[pepara] art paper..—art (आर्ट) is alternatively transliterated as Ārṭa.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Aart is another spelling for आर्त [ārta].—adj. 1. afflicted; distressed; wretched; 2. hurt; injured;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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