Shilpa Shastras

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Hindu technical scripture ancient Indian treatise text on art and architecture

Shilpa Shastras are ancient Indian treatises that codify the principles, proportions, and iconography of art, sculpture, and temple architecture.

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Shilpa Shastra 3

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu technical scripture ⓘ
ancient Indian treatise ⓘ
text on art and architecture ⓘ
concerns divine icon types ⓘ
ideal human proportions ⓘ
orientation of temples ⓘ
selection of building sites ⓘ
symbolic attributes of deities ⓘ
countryOfOrigin India ⓘ
culture Hindu NERFINISHED ⓘ
describes aesthetic canons ⓘ
materials for sculpture ⓘ
proportions of images ⓘ
ritual requirements for images ⓘ
rules of iconography ⓘ
rules of iconometry ⓘ
temple construction techniques ⓘ
temple layout ⓘ
field architecture ⓘ
religious art ⓘ
visual arts ⓘ
genre technical manual ⓘ
treatise ⓘ
hasPart texts on consecration of images ⓘ
texts on image-making ⓘ
texts on measurements ⓘ
texts on ornamentation ⓘ
influenced Buddhist art in India ⓘ
Hindu temple design ⓘ
Jain temple architecture ⓘ
language Sanskrit ⓘ
mainSubject art ⓘ
iconography ⓘ
sculpture ⓘ
temple architecture ⓘ
partOf Vastu tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose ensure religious correctness of images ⓘ
guide construction of sacred spaces ⓘ
standardize artistic practice ⓘ
relatedTo Vastu Shastra NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
timePeriod ancient India ⓘ
medieval India ⓘ
tradition Shilpa tradition ⓘ
usedBy craftsmen ⓘ
sculptors ⓘ
temple architects ⓘ

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Nataraja sculptures → iconographicTextSource → Shilpa Shastras ⓘ
Maharaja Jai Singh II → designedCityOnPrinciplesOf → Shilpa Shastras ⓘ
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Hindu temple architecture → usesTextualSource → Shilpa Shastras ⓘ
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Jaipur Walled City → urbanPlanningPrinciple → Shilpa Shastras ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shilpa Shastra