Shantyatitashakti, Śāntyātītaśakti, Shantyatita-shakti: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Śāntyātītaśakti can be transliterated into English as Santyatitasakti or Shantyatitashakti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Wisdom Library: Elements of Hindu IconograpyŚāntyātītaśakti (शान्त्यातीतशक्ति):—Another name for Parāśakti (first of the five Śakti to evolve, at the end of an aeonic destruction, called saṃhāra). It is called so because it is the source through which souls attain the knowledge of the sat-chit-ānanda svarūpa of 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: Shakti, Shantyatita.
Full-text: Parashakti, Shakti.
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