Yagapatala, Yāgapaṭala, Yaga-patala: 2 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Semantic Scholar: The Brahmayāmalatantra (dissertation)Yāgapaṭala (यागपटल) refers to the “chapter on the (nine) pantheons (of the Brahmayāmala)” according to the Brahmayāmalatantra (or Picumata), an early 6th century Śaiva text consisting of twelve-thousand verses.—[Cf. Yāgavidhi]—Several sections of the text teach the basic yāgas or mantra-deity pantheons of the Brahmayāmala and their associated rites (yāgavidhi/vidhāna). The Nine Yāgas, pantheons centered upon each deity, in turn, of the core maṇḍala—Bhairava (-Bhairavī), the Four Devīs, and Four Dūtīs—are listed by name in the opening of Brahmayāmala III. These have their configurations specified in Brahmayāmala XIII, the “chapter on the Nine Pantheons” (nava-yāgapaṭala). Gṛhayāga, or the worship performed in a shrine utilizing the Nine Pantheons, appears to be the normative form of daily worship.
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.
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (vastu)Yāgapaṭala (यागपटल) or Pātālayāgapaṭala (lit., “section on the rites at the pit”) is the name of chapter 12 of the Ādikāṇḍa of the Hayaśīrṣasaṃhitā: a large Pāñcarātra Āgama consisting of roughly 6500 verses dealing primarily with architecture, temple-building and consecration rituals and iconography.—Description of the chapter [pātāla-yāgapaṭala]: Śilādhivāsa-rites being over, the Ācārya faces East and sees to the filling of 9 pots with 5 gems and other auspicious materials (not named in text). The pots are blessed by invoking the presence of gods and placing the pots in the pit, and each of 8 pots is covered with a brick. In the middle (pot?), garbhādhāna is to be done by taking clay from 10 places, roots, gems, grains, metals, etc., and placing them there together (1-19). [...]
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
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Partial matches: Yaga, Patala.
Full-text: Vastuyajna, Patalayaga, Garbhadhana.
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