Grihaprasada, Gṛhaprāsāda, Griha-prasada: 1 definition

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Grihaprasada 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 Gṛhaprāsāda can be transliterated into English as Grhaprasada or Grihaprasada, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vastushastra (architecture)

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Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (architecture)

Gṛhaprāsāda (गृहप्रासाद) refers to “(between) the residence and temple”, according to the Devyāmata (chapter 105).—Accordingly, [while describing the layout of the residence (gṛha) for the prāsādāśramin]—“One should carefully arrange the  residence in such a way that is has the characteristics that have been taught. Then [one should arrange] the area in between the residence and temple (gṛhaprāsāda). [...]”.

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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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