Alternative spellings of this word include Vastuvichara.

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (philosophy)

Vastuvicāra (वस्तुविचार) refers to “speculating on the real entity”, according to the Īśvarapratyabhijñāvivṛtivimarśinī 2.131.—Accordingly, “[With] ‘Nor …’, [Utpaladeva] says that [something may be considered as] having a reality (tattva), even though it is useless [in ordinary human practice], on the grounds that [the existence of] the visual organ [for instance] is required when speculating on the real entity (vastuvicāra) [that contributes to the production of a visual perception]; but in the [case of the] external object, there is not even [room for] such an [assumption]”.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Vāstuvicāra (वास्तुविचार) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—archit. B. 4, 276. Np. Ix, 56.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Vastuvicāra (वस्तुविचार):—[=vastu-vicāra] [from vastu > vas] m. essential discrimination (personified), [Prabodha-candrodaya]

2) Vāstuvicāra (वास्तुविचार):—[=vāstu-vicāra] [from vāstu > vāstava] m. Name of [work]

[Sanskrit to German]

Vastuvicara in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Partial matches: Vicara, Vastu.

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