Kavyavidya, Kāvyavidyā, Kavya-vidya: 2 definitions
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Kavyavidya means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Knowledge Traditions & Practices of India: Education: Systems & PracticesKāvyavidyā (काव्यविद्या) refers to “literary theory” and represents one of the nine divisions of the Paurūṣeya classification of Śāstra knowledge; all part of the ancient Indian education system, which aimed at both the inner and the outer dimension of a person.
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Rigpa Shedra: WikiKāvyavidyā (काव्यविद्या) refers to “(the science of) poetry” and is known in Tibetan as snyan ngag.—As one of the “Five Minor Sciences” (Tibetan: rig gnas chung lnga) it forms part of the “Ten Sciences” (Tibetan: rig gnas bcu), or fields of knowledge.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vidya, Kavya.
Full-text: Shrikantha, Suvarnanabha, Parameshthin, Kavyapurusha, Paurusheya.
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Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 1.1 - Discipline, nature and divisions of Sāhitya-vidyā (poetics) < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]
Appendix 1 - Ācārya, Kavi and important persons mentioned in the Kāvyamīmāṃsā
Part 2.3 - Genesis of Sāhitya-vidyā (literart criticism) < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)