Hridayakamala, Hṛdayakamala, Hridaya-kamala: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Hṛdayakamala can be transliterated into English as Hrdayakamala or Hridayakamala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Google Books: Consecration Rituals In South AsiaHṛdayakamala (हृदयकमल) refers to the “heart in the form of lotus” (of the god) into which the caitanya is absorbed during the ritual for the re-installation of damaged idols from the temple, according to Kerala ritual texts such as the Śaivāgamanibandhana, Prayogamañjarī and the Īśanagurudevapaddhati.—[...] [After filling the temple with caitanya]:—[...] Next he ritually brings back the caitanya that had been spread over the temple complex, first to the sanctum and then to the seat and idol and finally to the entire idol. Then that caitanya is absorbed in the heart in the form of lotus (hṛdayakamala) of the god. Then the priest imagines the God as `cinmātra’ and does the removal of the connection of channels (nāḍīviccheda), and then opens the sanctum.
Source: McGill: The architectural theory of the MānasāraHṛdayakamala (हृदयकमल).—The “space of the heart” as the space of experience of being is a notion found earliest in Vedic and Upaniṣadic thought itself. Consequently, artistic experience appealed to this inner space of the sahṛdaya, literally, “one with heart”, here to mean “aesthete” or “connaisseur”. (see Mānasāra LXX, 111)
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryhṛdayakamala (हृदयकमल).—n S The heart. See hṛtkamala.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Hridaya, Kamala.
Full-text: Viccheda, Nadiviccheda, Samhararupa, Samhara.
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