The Linga and the Great Goddess
author: Swami Karpatri
edition: 2009, Indica Books, Varanasi
pages: 370
ISBN-10: 818656988X
Topic: Hinduism
The secret of icons
This page describes The secret of icons which is part located on page 269 in the book: The Linga and the Great Goddess by Swami Karpatri. This book expounds on the meaning of the Linga and the nature of the Great Goddess besides containing as a debate about the relation of sakti between Nyaya and Mimamsa: two schools of orthodox Hindu philosophy. This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “The secret of icons” according to 197 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Animal Kingdom (Tiryak) in Epics [by Saranya P.S]
The word iconography comes from a combination of two Greek words: icon and grapy. Icon means “image” and “graph” means "to write". A secondary meaning, based on a non-standard translation of the Greek and Russian equivalent terms, is the production of religious images, called "icons". “An iconography" may also mean a particular depiction of a subject in terms of the content of the image, such as the number of figures used, their placing and gestures....
Read full contents: Chapter 1.6 - Religious symbolism and iconography
Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra [by T. S. Syamkumar]
The Ajita considered that in case of fault in Mantra in a rite, fault in the material, in the case of an alteration of Angurarpana, fault in Vrishayaga (Worship of the Bull), falling down of the flag or mast, falling down of the icon and trident (Shula), deficiency of Ashtabandha (the special cement like substance used for fixing the idol), fire in temple or burning of Linga and icons, entering of thieves in temple, deficiency of a surrounding deity, deficiency of the sacrificial stone (Balipitha), if...
Read full contents: 1.7. Expiatory Rites in Ajitagama and Diptagama
Kautilya Arthashastra [by R. Shamasastry]
The subject matter of a council shall be entirely secret, and deliberations in it shall be so carried that even birds cannot see them; for it is said that the secrecy of counsels was divulged by parrots, minas, dogs and other low creatures of mean birth. Hence without providing himself with sufficient safeguard against disclosure, he shall never enter into deliberations in a council. Whoever discloses counsels shall be torn to pieces....
Read full contents: Chapter 15 - The Business of Council Meeting
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[The Linga and the Great Goddess: index]
[Preface]
[Introduction]