Nandikavarta, Nandikāvarta, Nandika-avarta: 6 definitions
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Nandikavarta 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
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (architecture)Nandikāvarta (नन्दिकावर्त) (or Nandyāvarta) refers to a type of ground plan for the construction of buildings, according to scriptural sources such as the Mayasaṃgraha (verse 5.202-206), Bṛhatkālottara (prāsśdalakṣaṇa-paṭala verse 218-221), Kiraṇa (verse 19.15-17) and the Piṅgalāmata (verse 10.93-128).—Nandikāvarta serves as a simpler residence to house higher-ups—nobility, army generals, and gurus—and their households. In this case, laid over the fundamental 9-by-9-part deity map is a building design of 5 parts by 5 parts, with spacing between chambers that produces an array of nine chambers in total, or eight if the central position is left undesignated. Each of the eight or nine chambers is assigned a function.
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.
In Buddhism
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Mahajana: A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms難提迦物多 nandikāvarta; nandyāvarta; joyous, or auspicious turning; defined as turning to the right, i.e. curling as a Buddha's hair.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryNandikāvarta (नन्दिकावर्त).—(perhaps hyper-Sanskrit for Pali nandi-yāvatta), name of a mystic diagram, = Sanskrit nandyāvarta, which is also recorded in Lalitavistara: sa-n°, [bahuvrīhi], Lalitavistara 415.13 (prose, no v.l.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nandikāvarta (नन्दिकावर्त):—[from nandika > nand] m. a kind of diagram, [Lalita-vistara] (= nandy-āv)
2) [v.s. ...] a species of plant, [Varāha-mihira]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Nandika, Avarta.
Full-text: Nandyavarta.
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