Icchavasha, Icchāvaśa, Iccha-vasha: 1 definition
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Icchavasha 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 Icchāvaśa can be transliterated into English as Icchavasa or Icchavasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Ichchhavasha.
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (architecture)Icchāvaśa (इच्छावश) refers to “according to one’s wish”, according to the Mohacūrottara (verse 4.234-243).—Accordingly, [while describing the construction of the maṭha]—“[...] In front of the maṭha, leaving a distance of the same [size], [houses should be built that are sized according to] the Siṃhāya in the south, the Vṛṣāya in the west, and the Dhvajāya in the east. Or they may be made as large as the patron wishes (icchāvaśa). They are on a square site divided into five [parts along each side]. One should leave the intermediate spaces empty. [...]”.
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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