Shilpa Shastras
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Shilpa Shastras are ancient Indian treatises that codify the principles, proportions, and iconography of art, sculpture, and temple architecture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shilpa Shastra | 3 |
| Shilpa Shastras canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4870917 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shilpa Shastras Context triple: [Nataraja sculptures, iconographicTextSource, Shilpa Shastras]
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A.
Samhita
Samhita is the mantra-collection portion of the Yajurveda, comprising its core liturgical hymns and formulas used in Vedic rituals.
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B.
Nitya Grantha
Nitya Grantha is a foundational liturgical and devotional manual in the Sri Vaishnava tradition, attributed to the philosopher-saint Ramanujacharya.
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C.
Tattva Samkhyana
Tattva Samkhyana is a key philosophical treatise in the Dvaita Vedanta tradition that systematically outlines its dualistic metaphysics and theology.
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D.
Ramamrita
Ramamrita is the given name of S. R. Ranganathan, the influential Indian mathematician and librarian known as the father of library science in India.
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E.
Upadesasahasri
Upadesasahasri is a foundational Advaita Vedanta philosophical and instructional text traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shilpa Shastras Target entity description: Shilpa Shastras are ancient Indian treatises that codify the principles, proportions, and iconography of art, sculpture, and temple architecture.
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A.
Samhita
Samhita is the mantra-collection portion of the Yajurveda, comprising its core liturgical hymns and formulas used in Vedic rituals.
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B.
Nitya Grantha
Nitya Grantha is a foundational liturgical and devotional manual in the Sri Vaishnava tradition, attributed to the philosopher-saint Ramanujacharya.
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C.
Tattva Samkhyana
Tattva Samkhyana is a key philosophical treatise in the Dvaita Vedanta tradition that systematically outlines its dualistic metaphysics and theology.
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D.
Ramamrita
Ramamrita is the given name of S. R. Ranganathan, the influential Indian mathematician and librarian known as the father of library science in India.
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E.
Upadesasahasri
Upadesasahasri is a foundational Advaita Vedanta philosophical and instructional text traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu technical scripture
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ancient Indian treatise ⓘ text on art and architecture ⓘ |
| concerns |
divine icon types
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ideal human proportions ⓘ orientation of temples ⓘ selection of building sites ⓘ symbolic attributes of deities ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| culture | Hindu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
aesthetic canons
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materials for sculpture ⓘ proportions of images ⓘ ritual requirements for images ⓘ rules of iconography ⓘ rules of iconometry ⓘ temple construction techniques ⓘ temple layout ⓘ |
| field |
architecture
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religious art ⓘ visual arts ⓘ |
| genre |
technical manual
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treatise ⓘ |
| hasPart |
texts on consecration of images
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texts on image-making ⓘ texts on measurements ⓘ texts on ornamentation ⓘ |
| influenced |
Buddhist art in India
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Hindu temple design ⓘ Jain temple architecture ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
art
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iconography ⓘ sculpture ⓘ temple architecture ⓘ |
| partOf | Vastu tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
ensure religious correctness of images
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guide construction of sacred spaces ⓘ standardize artistic practice ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Vastu Shastra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
ancient India
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medieval India ⓘ |
| tradition | Shilpa tradition ⓘ |
| usedBy |
craftsmen
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sculptors ⓘ temple architects ⓘ |
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Subject: Shilpa Shastras Description of subject: Shilpa Shastras are ancient Indian treatises that codify the principles, proportions, and iconography of art, sculpture, and temple architecture.
Referenced by (4)
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