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Moon 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.
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Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)The Moon refers to class of natural objects and phenomenon which follows specific guidelines in the tradition of ancient Indian Painting (citra), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—The Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa bears an elaborate description on the process of making the picture of some natural objects and phenomenon, e.g., the Moon. Accordingly, the picture of natural phenomenon like night should be drawn always with the moon, planets and stars. A beautiful picturisation of night with a sky full of stars and moon is found in the Kādamabarī. [...] Thus, the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa addresses various elements of nature, such as the Moon, since painting has much connection with time, mood and activity.

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.
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Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 7.13 - Poetic conventions regarding to the Moon < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]
Part 6.1e - Nihnutayoni (2): Parapurapraveśasadṛśa < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]
Part 6.1d - Nihnutayoni (1): Tulyadehitulya < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]
Tibetan tales (derived from Indian sources) (by W. R. S. Ralston)
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 4.12 - The subclasses of the stellar beings (jyotiṣka-deva) < [Chapter 4 - The Celestial Beings]
Svayambhūstotra 10.1.46 (quote)
Verse 2.26 - The lines or rows of successive space-points (śreṇī) < [Chapter 2 - Category of the Living]
Avatamsaka Sutra (flower adornment sutra)—Preface
IV. The Spoken Meanings’ Universal Pervasion
VIII. Concluding Praise of Its Vast Scope
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 19 - Incarnations of Śrī Viṣṇu < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 22 - Indradyumna Goes to Brahmā’s Abode along with Nārada < [Section 2 - Puruṣottama-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 3 - The Tīrthas: Svargadvāra, etc. < [Section 8 - Ayodhyā-māhātmya]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 20: The Jyotiṣkas < [Chapter III - The initiation and omniscience of Ajita]
Part 12: Description of Vinītā < [Chapter III - Sumatināthacaritra]
Part 7: The fast-breaking of Ṛṣabha < [Chapter III]
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