Tālamāna Or Iconometry, Being a Concise Account of the Measurements of Hindu Images as Given in the Āgamas and Other Authoritative Works |
Contents
A general Introduction to talamāna | 37 |
Dasatala according to the Sukranīti | 69 |
Measurement of images according to the BrihatSamhita | 77 |
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abdomen abhanga abhaya Adhama agamas akshi-sūtra Amsumadbhēda Angula Yava angulas is called ankle armpits artist Bhūta BODY MEASURED breadth breast brow centre cheek chest chibuka dasa-tāla deities Details of measurements diameter digit DISTANCES OR INTERSPACES elbow face finger The length finger The width foot forearm forehead foreleg The height front hair girth given glutials gōji great-toe hair kēsānta hand head heel hikkā-sūtra Hindu Iconography horizontally imaginary line drawn index finger inner Jangha Kali yugas Kāraṇāgama knee-cap little finger lower end lower jaw lower lip madhya madhya-sutra Madhyama makuta mastaka MEASUREMENTS ACCORDING middle finger nābhi nail nāla navel neck nipples nose palm Pańcha-tāla penis pippali portion pudendum pushkara resemble ring finger ring-finger root samabhanga sankha Sanskrit sculptured SET OF PROPORTIONS shape side SILPARATNA stana-sūtra Sukraniti sutra tāla tāla-mānas teeth thickness thighs The length thumb upper arm upper end upper lip Ushnisha utkshēpa Uttama varada Vishnu wrist