Murdheshtakavidhana, Mūrdheṣṭakāvidhāna, Murdheshtaka-vidhana: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Mūrdheṣṭakāvidhāna can be transliterated into English as Murdhestakavidhana or Murdheshtakavidhana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (vastu)Mūrdheṣṭakāvidhāna (मूर्धेष्टकाविधान) (lit. “rules for the ‘last bricks’ ceremonies”) is discussed in chapter 4 of the Puruṣottamasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text consisting of more than 1800 verses devoted to temple-building and the practical concerns of the Pāñcarātra priestly community.—Description of the chapter [ālayalakṣaṇa-mūrdheṣṭakāvidhāna]: After telling about the requirements for proper pratiṣṭhā-installation procedures (1-6), Vasiṣṭha then tells about the stones to be collected for making icons (7-9a). [...] Then Vasiṣṭha turns to the rites of placing the “last bricks” [mūrdheṣṭakāvidhāna] (51-72), after which the artisans and workers are paid and discharged and the stūpikākīla is put in place (73-78a) This finial is topped by the śikhākumbha and a cakra-symbol (73b-79) .
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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