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Shilpashastra (iconography)

Source: Wisdom Library: Śilpa-śāstra

Sarvasamaliṅga (सर्वसमलिङ्ग) is a Sanskrit word referring to one of the classes of mānuṣaliṅgas (liṅgas made by human hands), classified in the Śaivāgamas. All the mānuṣaliṅgas are made of three parts (brahmabhāga, or ‘lower part’, viṣṇubhāga, or ‘middle part’ and rudrabhāga, or ‘top-most part’). They are also carved with lines known as brahmasūtras. The word liṅga refers to a symbol used in the worship of Śiva and is used thoughout Śaiva literature, such as the sacred Āgamas.

Source: Google Books: Elements of Hindu iconography

Sarvasamaliṅga (सर्वसमलिङ्ग).—The second class of the mānuṣa-liṅgas is called the sarvasama-liṅga (lit. ‘all-equal’). It is also called sarvatobhadra-liṅga in the Mayamata and the Kāmikāgama. In the sarvasama class of liṅgas the brahmabhāga, the viṣṇubhāga and the rudrabhāga are equal in length. The Siddhāntasārāvali lays down the following rule for fixing the widths of the sarvasama-liṅgas: divide the total length of the liṅga into sixteen equal parts; the width of the sarvasama-liṅga should be five of these parts.

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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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Partial matches: Sarvasama, Linga.

Full-text: Dharalinga, Sarvatobhadralinga, Mukhalinga.

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