Asthishalya, Asthiśalya, Asthi-shalya: 1 definition
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Asthishalya 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 Asthiśalya can be transliterated into English as Asthisalya or Asthishalya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (architecture)Asthiśalya (अस्थिशल्य) refers to an “extraneous thing in the form of a bone”, according to the Devyāmata (in the section śalyoddhāra-paṭala or “excavation of extraneous substances”).—Accordingly, “If [someone] scratches his head, [the officiant] should remove an extraneous thing at a depth of the full height of a man. On the other hand, it should be understood that the extraneous thing which is a bone (asthiśalya) exists [at a depth of] a half [of the height] of a man [underground] [...]”.
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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