Vyaktavyakta, Vyakta-avyakta, Vyaktāvyakta: 1 definition
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Vyaktavyakta 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.
In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: The significance of the mūla-beras (śilpa)Vyaktāvyakta (व्यक्ताव्यक्त) refers to “images in manifest and non-manifest form” and represents a classification of Hindu images, as defined in the texts dealing with śilpa (arts and crafs), known as śilpaśāstras.—The images are again classified into vyakta or manifest form, vyaktāvyakta or manifest and non-manifest form, and avyakta or non-manifest form.
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: Vyakta, Avyakta.
Full-text: Vyakta, Avyakta, Kritrima, Vyaktanada, Avyaktanada, Atisukshma, Sukshmanada, Atisukshmanada, Kritrimanada, Sukshma, Viyattaviyattalinkam, Aruvuruvam, Isha.
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Brahma Sutras (Govinda Bhashya) (by Kusakratha das Brahmacari)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 27 < [Volume 8 (1886)]
Samkhya elements in the Bhagavata-purana (by Jumli Nath)
Part 4 - Sāṃkhya in the Puranic literature < [Chapter 1a - Introduction]
Part 5 - Similarities and Dissimilarities on the concept of Liberation < [Chapter 5 - Sāṃkhya and the Bhāgavata-purāṇa: Comparative note]
Part 2 - Means to attain Discriminative knowledge < [Chapter 4a - Bondage and Liberation in the Sāṃkhya philosophy]
Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2 - Main features of Sāṃkhya philosophy < [Chapter 5 - Philosophy in the Matsyapurāṇa]
Prayogamanjari and Saivagamanibandhana (Study) (by R. Suthashi)
Description of Mukhalingas < [Chapter 3 - Shaiva iconography in Saivagamanibandhana]
Different materials used in making the Linga < [Chapter 3 - Shaiva iconography in Saivagamanibandhana]