Anandatantra, 膧苍补苍诲补迟补苍迟谤补, Ananda-tantra: 4 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: A history of Indian literature (shaktism)膧苍补苍诲补迟补苍迟谤补 (啶嗋え啶ㄠ啶︵い啶ㄠ啶む啶�) should be distinguished from the preceding text (膧nand膩r峁嘺vatantra). It is much larger (1913 艣濒辞办补蝉) and discusses various aspects of Tantric worship in twenty chapters presented as a Dev墨-K膩me艣varasa峁僾膩da. Chapter 15 is on 艢aktip奴j膩, while the last five chapters contain disgressions on the caste system, philosophical schools and Tantric sects. It is of South Indian origin and ascribes itself to the (unrecorded) 鈥淏hagam膩lin墨sa峁僪it膩鈥� of 100.000 艣濒辞办补蝉鈥� from the Nity膩峁岣峚艣ik膩r峁嘺vatantra 鈥渙f 320 million 艣濒辞办补蝉鈥�. Two commentaries on the 膧苍补苍诲补迟补苍迟谤补 are recorded, one by Narasi峁僪膩c膩rya and one called Prad墨pa by an anonymous author.
: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of 艢iva (shaktism)膧苍补苍诲补迟补苍迟谤补 (啶嗋え啶ㄠ啶︵い啶ㄠ啶む啶�) or simply 膧苍补苍诲补 refers to one of the twenty-three V膩matantras, belonging to the 艢腻办迟腻驳补尘补 (or 艢膩ktatantra) division of the 膧驳补尘补 tradition. The 艢腻办迟腻驳补尘补s represent the wisdom imparted by Dev墨 to 莫艣vara and convey the idea that the worship of 艢akti is the means to attain liberation. According to the Prati峁ａ弓h膩lak峁峁嘺samuccaya of Vairocana, the 艢膩ktatantras are divided into to four parts, the 膧苍补苍诲补-tantra belonging to the V膩ma class.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
Source: Wisdom Library: Pancaratra (Samhita list)膧苍补苍诲补迟补苍迟谤补 (啶嗋え啶ㄠ啶︵い啶ㄠ啶む啶�) is the name of an ancient P膩帽car膩tra Sa峁僪it膩 mentioned in the 叠丑腻谤补诲惫腻箩补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻 or 鈥淏h膩radv膩ja-ka峁噕a-sa峁僪it膩鈥�: a P膩帽car膩tra text comprising some 230 艣濒辞办补蝉 mainly concerned with basic details concerning temple construction and icon consecration.鈥擨n the first chapter of the Bh膩radv膩ja-Sa峁僪it膩 a list of canonical titles is given鈥攕upposedly, but not actually naming 鈥�108鈥� titles. The list is almost identical to that found in the Kapi帽jala-sa峁僪it膩.
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum膧苍补苍诲补迟补苍迟谤补 (啶嗋え啶ㄠ啶︵い啶ㄠ啶む啶�) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥攖antra in 20 pa峁璦la. Io. 3011.
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ananda, Tantra.
Full-text: Ananda, Bhagamalinisamhita, Nityashodashikarnava, Nityashodashikarnavatantra, Vamatantra.
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