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Antelope skin 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: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)1) Antelope Skin is associated with Brahmins (i.e., the Brāhmaṇas) are denoted in the Sanskrit language as Brāhmaṇa, and follows specific guidelines in the tradition of ancient Indian Painting (citra), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—The costumes and accessories of different personalities in a picture are also described in the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa. The painter should adorn the picture of sages and Brahmins with the skin of black antelope and white garments respectively. In the Kādambarī, a reference of wearing the skin of black antelope by the sage Hārīta is seen.
2) The Skin of an Antelope is associated with Brahmā, whose iconography is described in the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa.—The image of Brahmā should have four faces and four arms. But in the Vāyupurāṇa, Brahmā is known for fourteen faces. According to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, the image of Brahmā should be made in the posture of being seated on a lotus seat. This book states that the dress of Brahmā should be the skin of an antelope.
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: Antelope, Skin, An.
Full-text: Ajina, Mrigajina, Kritti, Ajinadayaka, Pupphadharaka, Brahma, Brahmacarya, Yajnasutra, Black antelope, Lotus seat, Sambahula, Yajnopavita, Sumedha, Valliya, Shravanadvadashi, Ajita.
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Apadana commentary (Atthakatha) (by U Lu Pe Win)
Commentary on Biography of the thera Bhāgineyyupāli < [Chapter 5 - Upālivagga (section on Upāli)]
Birth of Prince Siddhartha, the Future Gotama Buddha < [Part 2 - Discourse on the non-remote preface (avidūre-nidāna)]
Dipankara Buddha predicts Buddhahood for Sumedha < [Part 1 - Remote preface (dūre-nidāna)]
Ramayana of Valmiki (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
Chapter 19 - Shurpanaka tells her brother Khara of her disfigurement < [Book 3 - Aranya-kanda]
Chapter 1 - Rama is welcomed by the Sages of the Dandaka Forest < [Book 3 - Aranya-kanda]
Chapter 4 - Shri Rama’s sons chant the poem < [Book 1 - Bala-kanda]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa VI, adhyāya 4, brāhmaṇa 1 < [Sixth Kāṇḍa]
Kāṇḍa IX, adhyāya 3, brāhmaṇa 4 < [Ninth Kāṇḍa]
Kāṇḍa VI, adhyāya 4, brāhmaṇa 2 < [Sixth Kāṇḍa]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 296 - Greatness of Ṛṣitoyā Nadī < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 190 - Origin of Yakṣma Tīrtha < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 202 - Greatness of Rāmeśvara Ksetra < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India (by Remadevi. O.)
3.6. Dress Making: Washing < [Chapter 2 - Costumes]
1. Materials for Garments (d): Skin clothes from Animals < [Chapter 2 - Costumes]
2.12. Dress of Ascetics, Monks and Hermits < [Chapter 2 - Costumes]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 2 - The offering of the future Śākyamuni to the Buddha Dīpaṃkara < [Chapter VIII - The Bodhisattvas]
I. Recollection of the Buddha (2): The miracles of his birth < [Part 2 - The Eight Recollections according to the Abhidharma]
2. Actions producing the thirty-two marks (dvātriṃśallakṣaṇa) < [Part 4 - The Bodhisattva in the Abhidharma system]