Pratishthashakti, Pratiṣṭhāśakti, Pratishtha-shakti: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Pratiṣṭhāśakti can be transliterated into English as Pratisthasakti or Pratishthashakti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Wisdom Library: Elements of Hindu IconograpyPratiṣṭhāśakti (प्रतिष्ठाशक्ति):—Another name for Jñānaśakti (fourth of the five Śakti to evolve, at the end of an aeonic destruction, called saṃhāra). It is called so because it yokes to the puruṣa-tattvas which are naturally inert and supremely subtle.
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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Partial matches: Shakti, Pratishtha.
Full-text: Jnanashakti, Shakti.
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