The Sanskrit term Vṛṣadāna can be transliterated into English as Vrsadana or Vrishadana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Open Editions: The architectural teachings of Ajitagama and Rauravagama

Vṛṣadāna (वृषदान) or Vṛṣadānavidhi [=vṛṣadānavidhiḥ] is the name of chapter 63 of the Kriyāpāda of the Ajitāgama, an important Śaiva Siddhānta treatises dealing with detailed descriptions of the architecture of Śiva temples.

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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

Vṛṣadāna (वृषदान) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[dharma] Oudh. Xvi, 88. 90.

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

Vṛṣadāna (वृषदान):—[=vṛṣa-dāna] [from vṛṣa > vṛṣ] n. Name of [work]

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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: Vrisha, Dana, Tana.

Starts with: Vrishadanavidhi.

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