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Structure 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.
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Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)The Structure (of a portrait) is an important topic with which painters must be knowledgeable about, according to the Kāmasūtra and Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—The term pramāṇa is derived from the root mā, which means measurement. In the Mānasāra, pramāṇa is included in the six kinds of measurements. So, it can be said that to draw a picture, the knowledge of proper measurement of a portrait remains very important. The Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa also gives emphasis on the proper measurement and structure of a portrait and gives a detailed discussion on the measurement of portrait in the 36th chapter of its third part.
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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Search found 267 books and stories containing Structure; (plurals include: Structures). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Philosophy of language in the Five Nikayas (by K.T.S. Sarao)
7. Correspondence of Linguistic Structures and Cognitive Structures < [Chapter 5 - Language and Thought]
3.1. The Cognitive Conception < [Chapter 5 - Language and Thought]
3. On Language (5): Levels of Language < [Chapter 2 - Concept of Philosophy of Language]
Vietnamese Buddhist Art (by Nguyen Ngoc Vinh)
4. Buddhist monuments (Introduction) < [Chapter 2 - Similarity of Buddhist monuments in South Vietnam and South East Asia]
4. Thailand Sculptures (e): Tai Period < [Chapter 4 - The Sculpture and its Reciprocal Influence]
2b. The Shaping Cultural Expression of Buddhist Art < [Chapter 1 - The evolution of Buddhist Art in South Vietnam and South East Asia]
Stupas in Orissa (Study) (by Meenakshi Chauley)
Minor Structural Stupas at Lalitagiri < [Chapter 4]
Evolution of Stupa (4): Chaitya-Vibhanga-Vinayaddhrta-Sutra < [Chapter 3]
Minor Structural Stupas at Udayagiri (Eastern Zone) < [Chapter 4]
Settlement in Early Historic Ganga Plain (by Chirantani Das)
Part 12 - Apsidal Caitya (west of the Aśokan pillar) < [Chapter VII - Sārnāth: The Satellite Religious Centre]
Part 13 - Monastery area (at Sārnāth) < [Chapter VII - Sārnāth: The Satellite Religious Centre]
Part 11 - Main Shrine of Sārnāth < [Chapter VII - Sārnāth: The Satellite Religious Centre]
Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)
Part 3 - On physical dimensions < [Chapter 5]
Part 5 - On the life of the Asurakumāras < [Chapter 5]
Chapter 4: Organs of senses < [Book 2]
Kashyapa Shilpa-shastra (study) (by K. Vidyuta)
4.5. Āyādi Ṣaḍvarga (six formulae or principles) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
3. Conclusion (Gopuras) < [Chapter 6 - Conclusion]
4. Prākāra components (1): Bhitti-lakṣaṇa (walls) < [Chapter 3 - Prākāra Lakṣaṇa]
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