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Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)Wax (from bees) is denoted by the Sanskrit term Madhūcchiṣṭa and represents one of the various substances used in the process of creating a Canvas, in the ancient Indian art of 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.—Canvas is a kind of surface on which a painter can draw a picture. In ancient time walls are seen to be plastered with different substances (i.e., “wax from bees”) and these were prepared for Painting. [...] For the process of plastering on a wall (i.e., kuḍya or bhitti), the painter needs to mix and mingle various ingredients [viz., madhūcchiṣṭa i.e., wax from bees, ... etc.]. After that, the mixture should be transferred to a touch stone mortar for the process of pounding.
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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Starts with: Wax apple, Wax currant, Wax gourd, Wax jambu, Wax myrtle, Wax palm, Wax plant, Wax tree, Wax-leaf privet, Waxberry, Waxflower shinleaf, Waxwork, Waxy cloak fern.
Ends with: Beeswax, Chinese throughwax, Gondang wax, Hoom bwax, Thorow-wax, Throw-wax.
Full-text (+329): Madhucchishta, Shiktha, Pinjusha, Karnavish, Penjusha, Sikthaka, Menabatti, Visarpaghna, Ucchishtamodana, Madhuja, Karnagutha, Makshikaja, Gunjavada, Gunjada, Karnamala, Pitaraga, Lakha, Momiya, Kolaragu, Tokma.
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Search found 107 books and stories containing Wax; (plurals include: Waxes). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika) (by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat)
Verse 18.35 < [Chapter 18 - Moksha-sannyasa-yoga]
Verse 14.22 < [Chapter 14 - Gunatraya-vibhaga-yoga]
Verse 14.11-15 < [Chapter 14 - Gunatraya-vibhaga-yoga]
The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
Part 1b.1j - How the cause of liberation is produced < [B. The extensive explanation of the nature of karma]
Part 6 - We are impermanent because our lives never wax but always wane < [B. The extended explanation]
Part 2c.7 - How the noble ones are perfected by full attainment < [B. The gradation of powers of those who meditate into high, middle, and low]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.12.257 < [Chapter 12 - The Lord’s Wandering Throughout Navadvīpa]
Verse 1.12.264-265 < [Chapter 12 - The Lord’s Wandering Throughout Navadvīpa]
Manasara (English translation) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
Chapter 68 - The casting of idols in wax (madhūcchiṣṭa-kriyā)
Part 5 - General survey (summary of contents) < [Preface]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Pasuram 6.9.6 < [Section 9 - Ninth Tiruvaymoli (Nir ay nilan ay)]
Pasuram 8.8.10 < [Section 8 - Eighth Tiruvaymoli (Kankal civantu)]
Pasuram 2.4.3 < [Section 4 - Fourth Tiruvaymoli (Ati ati)]
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