māna
- Scope note
- In Indian art and architecture, the measurement of the length of the body, including vertical measurements such as the distance fro mthe hair-limit to the eye-line, from that point to the tip of the nose, the length of the arms and of the legs and so on. These measurements constitute the six kinds of iconometric measurements as applied to standing, seated an reclining images.
- Date of creation: 18-Nov-2024
Accepted term: 18-Nov-2024