The Sanskrit term Bimbalakṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Bimbalaksana or Bimbalakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shilpashastra (iconography)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (shilpa)

Bimbalakṣaṇa (बिम्बलक्षण) (lit. “description of icons”) is the name of chapter 20 (Kriyāpāda) of the Padmasaṃhitā: the most widely followed of Saṃhitā covering the entire range of concerns of Pāñcarātra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter—jñāna, yoga, kriyā and caryā) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.—Description of the chapter [bimbalakṣaṇa]: Rules of iconometry continue to be given, with details offered first for the icon of Śrī and other Goddesses (1-90a). One general rule to follow is that whatever measure is used for the main idol of the Lord, a smaller measure should be used for the other deities—they should never be made of the same measure as the Lord.

Source: Shodhganga: Iconography in Prayogamanjari and Saivagamanibandhana (a study) (ss)

Bimbalakṣaṇa (बिम्बलक्षण) refers to one of the topics dealt with in the second chapter of the Puṭayūrbhāṣā, a Tantric text written by one Vāsudeva who belongs to the Putayur Illam in North Malabar in Kerala.—The Puṭayūrbhāṣā is also known as Kriyādīpikā. It is in verse form written in Malayalam. Thus this treatise is named as Puṭayūrbhāṣā. The period of this text is regarded as 1345 AD. The text consists of twelve paṭalas. [...] The second paṭala is exclusively meant for the prāsādalakṣaṇa, bimbalakṣaṇa and liṅgalakṣaṇa while describing the pratimālakṣaṇa, the measures of all body parts are described in detail. [...] Even though the text gives various names of deities and their worshipping mantras, Śiva is seen given importance.

context information

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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Bimbalakṣaṇa (बिम्बलक्षण) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Oppert. 2910.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bimbalakṣaṇa (बिम्बलक्षण):—[=bimba-lakṣaṇa] [from bimba] n. Name of [work]

[Sanskrit to German]

Bimbalakshana in German

context information

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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Lakshana, Bimba.

Full-text: Prasadalakshana, Lingalakshana, Pratimalakshana, Pancapadmacakra, Bimba.

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Isanasivagurudeva Paddhati (study) (by J. P. Prajith)

20. An assortment Sanskrit works on Tantra < [Chapter 1 - History and scope of Tantric Literature]

21. Description of Saptamatris < [Chapter 4 - Worship of Gods and Goddesses]

Chapter 6 - Conclusion

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Prayogamanjari and Saivagamanibandhana (Study) (by R. Suthashi)

Putayurbhasa (summary) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]

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Parama Samhita (English translation) (by Krishnaswami Aiyangar)

Chapter 23 - Characteristics of Images (bimba-lakṣaṇa)

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