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(6) Suprabhedāgama, xxxiv. 3-4 (refers to the image of Īśvara) : Chitraṁ chitrārdham evaṁ tu chitrābhāsaṁ tathaiva cha । Sarvāvayava-sampūrṇaṁ dṛiśyaṁ tach chitram uchyate ॥ Ardhāvayava-saṁdṛiśyam ardha-chitraṁ chaiva cha । Paṭe bhittau cha yo (al) likhyaṁ chitrābhāsam ihochyate ॥ Exactly similar definitions are given in the Mānasāra, but therein ‘ābhāsa’ refers to a material of which an idol is made, whereas in this Āgama, ‘ābhāsa’ refers to the image itself. Materials of which images are made : Mṛiṇmayaṁ yadi kuryāch chech chhūlana(ṁ) tatra prakalpayet । Lohajaṁ cha viśesheṇa madhūchchhishteṇa nirmitam । (Ibid. 31).