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Shilpashastra (iconography)

Source: academia.edu: Dvādaśa-mūrti in Tamil Tradition (iconography)

Paṟpanāpaṉ (பற்பநாபன்) (Tamil) (in Sanskrit: Padmanābha) refers to one of the Twelve Sacred Names of Viṣṇu (Dvādaśamūrti), according to the chapter 2.7 of the Tiruvāymoḻi.—Paṟpanāpaṉ and Tāmōtaraṉ are the lords. Padmanābha is the kalpavṛkṣa, ambrosia and megha “cloud”. He is the Lord of Vēṅkaṭam. He is Lord of the hill, Veṟpaṉ. Other epithets that come under Caturviṃśati are notified in the ‘Nālāyiram’ sporadically.

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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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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Paṟpanāpaṉ (பற்பநாபன்) [paṟpa-nāpaṉ] noun < Padma-nābha. See பதுமநாபன். பாழியந் தோளுடைப் பற்பநாபன் [pathumanapan. pazhiyan tholudaip parpanapan] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் திருப்பாவை [nalayira thivyappirapandam thiruppavai] 4).

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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Partial matches: Parpa.

Ends with: Anantaparpanapan.

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