Kalātattvakośa: A Lexicon of Fundamental Concepts of the Indian Arts, Volume 5Kapila Vatsyayan Kalatattvakosa series of the IGNCA has endeavoured to evolve an important modern device to grasp the essential thought and knowledge system of the Indian tradition. Through an indepth investigation into the primary sources of various disciplines the series aims at facilitating the reader to comprehend the interlocking of different disciplines. |
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Abhinavagupta adhisthāna Āgama Agni Agrawala ākāra and ākṛti Ākrti arcā aspect Atharvaveda ātman bandha Baroda beauty BhāgPur body Brahmā Brahman Brāhmaņa called colour Comm concept context deity Delhi denoting divine figure formless Ghosal H.N. Chakravarty Indian Indra Jaina jīva kalā Kālidāsa Kośa lines linga Lord lotus M.R. Kale Mahābhārata mahābhūtas manifestation mantra māyā means meditation Motilal Banarsidass mūrti niskala painting Pārvatī prabandha Prajāpati Prakāśa prāsāda pratikrti pratimā Purāņa Purusa R.S. Bhattacharya R.T.H. Griffith Rām Rāmānuja Rāmāyana refers rekhā Rgveda ritual rūpa sacrifice sakala śakti Samhitā Sanskrit SarDSang Sastri sense shape Sharma śikhara Śiva Śrī Supreme Sūtra symbol tāla temple term tion Tvastar Upaniṣad Varanasi VDhPur Vedas Vedic verse vigraha vimāna Vişnu VSUp word worship इति एव कृत्वा चैव तत्र तथा तस्य तु ते प्रतिमा भवति यथा रूपं रूपाणि वा वै सा हि