Samapadasthanaka, Samapādasthānaka, Samapada-sthanaka: 3 definitions
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Source: Wisdom Library: Śilpa-śāstraSamapādasthānaka (समपादस्थानक) is a Sanskrit word referring to a posture where the “weight is carried evenly on both feet”.
Source: Shodhganga: The significance of the mūla-beras (śilpa)Samapādasthānaka (समपादस्थानक) or simply Samapāda refers to the “erect posture”, and represents one of the two types of Sthānaka (standing poses), according to Ganapati Sthapati in his text Ciṟpa Cennūl, as defined according to texts dealing with śilpa (arts and crafs), known as śilpaśāstras.—In the samapāda-sthānaka, the head and body are held erect with legs and arms close together. There is no flexion in the body. The gaze is direct. Candraśekhara and Viṣṇu are good examples of this posture. Samapāda-sthānaka is of two types, namely vaitastika-sthānaka and ardhavaitastika-sthānaka.
Source: Shodhganga: Vaisnava Agamas And Visnu ImagesSamapādasthānaka (समपादस्थानक) refers to one of the various posture (āsanas) defined in treatises such as the Pāñcarātra, Pādmasaṃhitā and Vaikhānasa-āgamas, extensively dealing with the technical features of temple art, iconography and architecture in Vaishnavism.—Samapādasthānaka stance indicates calmness and majesty. The terms “sama”, “pāda” , and “sthānaka” indicate the perfect straight pose in which the brahma-sūtra (middle plumb-line) passes exactly in the middle of the icon in front and divides the body equally on vertical plan right &om the head to leg with the placement of feet on the pedestal. The deviation of the parts of the body of the icon is calculated with reference to brahma-sūtra, also called madhya-sūtra and purasūtra. If both the right and left halves remain equal the stance is called Samapādasthānaka in which the icon is straight. This posture is meant for major divinities like Viṣṇu, Brahmā and Śiva.
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: Sthanaka, Samapada.
Full-text (+30): Samapada, Pattabhirama, Parthasarathi, Karuppana, Candrashekhara, Shrinivasa-sundaraja, Sthanaka, Lakshmana, Vasudeva, Kiratamurti, Candrashekar, Anjaneya, Shyamalai, Paricchinna, Adinarayana, Venugopal, Minakshi, Rangamannar, Arunacaleshvar, Muthukumara.
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