Varddhamanalinga, Varddhamānaliṅga, Varddhamana-linga: 2 definitions

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Shilpashastra (iconography)

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Source: Wisdom Library: Śilpa-śāstra

Varddhamānaliṅga (वर्द्धमानलिङ्ग) is a Sanskrit word referring to one of the classes of mānuṣaliṅgas (liṅgas made by human hands), classified in the Śaivāgamas. It is also known as the sureḍhyaliṅga, according to the Siddhāntasārāvali. 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

Varddhamānaliṅga (वर्द्धमानलिङ्ग).—In the class known as varddhamāna-liṅga (lit. ‘of ascending order of lengths’), which is also known, according to the Siddhāntasārāvali, as the sureḍhya-līnga, the proportion of the brahmabhāga, the viṣṇubhāga and the rudrabhāga are as 4, 5, 6 or 5, 6, 7, or 6, 7, 8, or 7, 8, 9. Of these the proportion 4, 5, 6 is prescribed for Brāhmaṇas and the other three for the Kṣatriyas, the Vaiśyas and the Śūdras respectively. The Siddhāntasārāvali lays down the following rule for fixing the widths of the sureḍhya-liṅgas: divide the total length of the liṅga into sixteen equal parts; the width of the sureḍhya-liṅga should be four 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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