Rishabhasvara, Ṛṣabhasvara, Rishabha-svara: 1 definition
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Rishabhasvara 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.
The Sanskrit term Ṛṣabhasvara can be transliterated into English as Rsabhasvara or Rishabhasvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: archive.org: Illustrations of Indian Music and Dance in Western Indian StyleṚṣabhasvara (ऋषभस्वर) is another name for ṛṣabha: one of the three svaras (notes) used in Indian music.—Illustration of the ṛṣabha according to 15th century art.—The colour of the body of ṛṣabha-svara is green. He has a mouth and four hands. He holds lotus flowers in two upper hands and a vīṇā (Indian lute) with the other two hands. His vehicle is a bull. The colour of his scarf is rosy with a red design and the colour of the lower garment is green with a black design.
The illustrations (of, for example Ṛṣabhasvara) are found scattered throughout ancient Jain manuscripts from Gujarat. The descriptions of these illustrations of this citrāvalī are based on the ślokas of Vācanācārya Gaṇi Sudhākalaśa’s Saṅgītopaniṣatsāroddhāra (14th century) and Śārṅgadeva’s Saṅgītaratnākara (13th century).
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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