Jirnoddharavidhi, Jīrṇoddhāravidhi, Jirnoddhara-vidhi: 3 definitions

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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

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Source: Open Editions: The architectural teachings of Ajitagama and Rauravagama

Jīrṇoddhāravidhi (जीर्णोद्धारविधि) [=jīrṇoddhāravidhiḥ] is the name of chapter 70 of the Kriyāpāda of the Ajitāgama, an important Śaiva Siddhānta treatises dealing with detailed descriptions of the architecture of Śiva temples.

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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.

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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Jīrṇoddhāravidhi (जीर्णोद्धारविधि) (lit. “regarding repairs”) is the name of the twenty-sixth chapter of the Kapiñjalasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra work consisting of 1550 verses dealing with a variety of topics such as worship in a temple, choosing an Ācārya, architecture, town-planning and iconography. Description of the chapter [jīrṇoddhāravidhi]:—Repairs to icons must be made according to rules and in accordance to the material from which the icon is made (1-6a). Icons beyond repair should be officially disposed of (6b), in which cases permission must be granted by an assembly of learned Pāñcarātra Brahmins to the Yajamāna (7-21). Having done so, śāntihoma must be performed in front of the temple by the Yajamāna, whereupon the rituals of removing the icon from the temple are done and the icon is submerged under water (22-34). The new icon which replaces the old one should be installed and all things like bālālaya (39b ff.), jalādhivāsa, ending with mahotsava and puṣpayāga, should be seen to (35-75).

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Jirnoddharavidhi in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Jīrṇoddhāravidhi (जीर्णोद्धारविधि) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[dharma] by Kamalākara. Ben. 143.

2) Jīrṇoddhāravidhi (जीर्णोद्धारविधि):—according to Trivikrama. L. 4165.

3) Jīrṇoddhāravidhi (जीर्णोद्धारविधि):—[dharma] Cs 2, 498.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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