halo (cf. mandala)
Central reliefed or projected part from each side of the body of the vimana or prasada as distinct from the corner projection (karna). Bhadra (भद्र) is an asana; Sitting cross-legged as in Kurmasana and holding the toes with the hands.
Oblong, wagon-topped miniature shrine of ayatasra type in the center of each side of the hara over the storeys of the vimana.
Bhadrapīṭha (भद्रपीठ), square or rectangular supplemental pedestal to which an image and its padmapitham are attached and which they rest.
Bhadrāsana (भद्रासन), square or rectangular supplemental pedestal to which an image and its padmapitham are attached and which they rest; Bhadrāsana posture, the legs are crossed as in the kūrmāsana, and the right and the left big toes are caught… Continue Reading →
devotee; one who practices bhakti or devotion
deep, intense, uncompromising devotion to a personal godhead, aspiring to mystical union with the divine (cf. bhakta)
Bhaṅga (भङ्ग) are the flexions of the body and is one of the three subdivisions of pratimalakshana (postures of icons). The three bhangas are: abhanga, samabhanga and atibhanga.
emotion
Bheṇḍipāla is a vegetable.
Image of Śiva (cf. Pichcha Devar)
Bhiṇḍipāla (Sanskrit: भिण्डिपाल) a kind of spear or one-pointed arrow
the wall (cf. kal)
Ornamental festoon on the wall, usually a makara-torana supported by two pilasters (cf. torana, makara-torana).
one of the five sthānas or positions
mistress, concubine
ringlets of hair
ancient sage; devotee of Shiva
earth; the goddess Earth
‘scared by snake’, a dance-pose suggesting movement away from a snake out of fear
ornament on waist in the form of a coiled snake
the storeys (cf. tala); Stage in the curvilinear superstructure (sikhara) or anda of a northern-style temple, often marked off at the corners by compressed amalaka’s – the karna-malakas or bhumia-malakas (bhumi, Tamil: பூமி).
(cf. bhusparsa); The attitude of ‘touching the earth’, calling her to witness of virtue of Gautama. In this hand-pose, the right hand is placed over the right knee. The hand, with palm inward, all fingers down, touches the lotus seat… Continue Reading →
(cf. bhumisparsa); The attitude of ‘touching the earth’, calling her to witness of virtue of Gautama. In this hand-pose, the right hand is placed over the right knee. The hand, with palm inward, all fingers down, touches the lotus seat… Continue Reading →
goblin
dwarfish goblin
The hand pose that inspires awe. In this, the wrists are crossed in front of the chest. It is one of the mudras of Vajrapani.
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