Paramashiva, 笔补谤补尘补艣颈惫补, Parama-shiva: 7 definitions
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Paramashiva means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term 笔补谤补尘补艣颈惫补 can be transliterated into English as Paramasiva or Paramashiva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: bhagavadgitausa.com: Kashmir SaivismParamasiva = Purnahanta = The Perfect I-Consciousness. He is all sounds, all letters, all words, all sentences, all Tattvas, and all existence. There is nothing that He is not. He has five powers: Sarva Kartritvam, Sarva Jnatvam, Purnatvam, Nityatvam, and Vyapaktvam (power of performing any and all acts, all knowledge, all fullness, eternality, and all-pervasiveness). These powers become limited in the individual soul in the following Tattvas: KalA, Vidya, RAga, KAla, and Niyati.
: McGill: The architectural theory of the M膩nas膩ra (shaivism)笔补谤补尘补艣颈惫补 (啶ぐ啶ざ啶苦さ).鈥擯arama 艢iva is the inert and formless state of absolute transcendence beyond all categories in which 艣颈惫补, divine agency, 艣补办迟颈, its instrumentaiity (energy or power), and bindu, its poteney (pure materiality in a nuclear state), are in perfect union. This undifferentiated state of 艣颈惫补, 艣补办迟颈 and bindu in and as Parama 艢iva is disturbed when 鈥渂eing discerns itself鈥�, so to speak, effecting a tension in the equilibrium of bindu. As a result, divine agency and instrumentality are differentiated.
: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra笔补谤补尘补艣颈惫补 (啶ぐ啶ざ啶苦さ) refers to 鈥渉igher 艢iva鈥�, according to the Netratantroddyota commentary on the Netratantra of K峁mar膩ja: a 艢aiva text from the 9th century in which 艢iva (Bhairava) teaches P膩rvat墨 topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.鈥擜ccordingly, [verse 8.8-9, while describing the purification process of the initiand]鈥斺�淸艢ivahood [is that] whose level is 辫补谤腻辫补谤补辫补诲补, 鈥榖ut 艢iva, the ultimate cause, engages in action established in that鈥� Stated in the Svacchanda Tantra, [for the initiation of] 膧c膩ryas, the [Mantrin] should perform fusion with lower 艢iva (apara艣颈惫补-yojana) after he has fused them with higher 艢iva (parama艣颈惫补-yojana-anantara). For S膩dhakas, immediately after fusion with 艢iva, the [Mantrin] should perform unification with Sad膩艣颈惫补. For the Putraka, [he should join him with] the highest tattva, [and for the] Samayin, 墨艣惫补谤补-迟补迟迟惫补. This is the distribution鈥�.
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationVi艣vedeva (啶掂た啶多啶掂啶︵啶�) is the name of a deity corresponding to a 鈥淩udraksha with fourteen faces鈥� (Caturda艣amukha), according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 1.25, while explaining the greatness of Rudr膩k峁:鈥斺�淸...] a Rudr膩k峁 with fourteen faces (肠补迟耻谤诲补艣补尘耻办丑补) is the highest 艢iva [viz., 笔补谤补尘补艣颈惫补]. It shall be worn on the head with great devotion. It quells all sins鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram笔补谤补尘补艣颈惫补 (啶ぐ啶ざ啶苦さ) refers to the 鈥淪upreme 艢iva鈥�, according to the Manth膩nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik膩.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he goddess (Kubjik膩, as the Vidy膩) of thirty-two (syllables) who is Supreme 艢iva鈥檚 energy [i.e., parama艣颈惫补-kal膩], is Kaulin墨 (who possesses an) adamantine body (惫补箩谤补诲别丑腻). She has come down along the Path of Meru and is the five sacred seats (that is, the Five Pra峁嘺vas) at the beginning and end (of her Vidy膩), and the best of the gods bow to her. In the division (she is) the New and the Full Moon (补尘腻 and 辫奴谤峁嚹�) and is endowed with the parts (pada) and instruments (办补谤补峁嘺) (of the Vidy膩). She is the sixteen(fold) Command and is well energized (蝉耻诲墨辫迟腻) by the seven Peak (Syllables). (She is) Nity膩, who quells the fear of phenomenal existence. O mistress (蝉惫腻尘颈苍墨)! Tell (me) the Vidy膩鈥�.
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: Dharma Inc: The 36 Tattvas of 艢akta-艢aiva DharmaParamasiva is not an eternal thing that has form and substance. Nor is it a concept, as it lies beyond the reach of conceptual understanding. 笔补谤补尘补艣颈惫补 is nothing but pure 鈥淎wareness-Light鈥� (prakasa), 鈥渟tir of blissfulness鈥� (spanda). It is dependent upon nothing and all is dependent upon it. It is eternally fresh and immediate (nitya) and absolutely without limitation/free (svatantrya). It is Ultimate Potency (parasakti). It has no set pattern of manifestation such as the seed in relation to the tree, nor compulsion to manifest itself as material existence. Yet still, here we are, and this 鈥渋s鈥�. It is beyond subject-object distinctions and yet playfully hosts all such distinctions (lila) without itself getting bound.
Paramasiva is who we all are at essence. Not only is it our most essential reality of being, it is the formless base giving rise to, and hosting our sense of individuality and the variegation of the entire manifest world. It unconditionally hosts our ignorant choices (through which we exercise our limited version of Paramasiva鈥檚 Pure Freedom) that cause us suffering and bondage to the wheel of karma and the cycle of repeated birth – death – and rebirth.
Yet Paramasiva is not a 鈥済od鈥�. It is not a separate being. Paramasiva is far from the sense of separateness and purpose that a god (or any individual being) needs to exist. It has no sacred books, nor commandments to give, nor covenants with followers. It doesn鈥檛 need nor require worship or supplication. There is nothing one can do to gain its favor or to 鈥渇all from its grace鈥�. There is no heaven where it lives, nor a force of evil it battles. It did not 鈥渃reate鈥� us or anything else for that matter.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔补谤补尘补艣颈惫补 (啶ぐ啶ざ啶苦さ):鈥擺=parama-艣颈惫补] [from parama > para] (with 腻肠腻谤测补 and 惫别苍诲谤补-蝉补谤补蝉惫补迟墨) m. Name of authors.
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: Shiva, Parama.
Starts with: Paramashiva acarya.
Full-text (+61): Paramashiva acarya, Samarasa, Yudhishthiravijaya, Civa-nanakocam, Paduka, Shripaduka, Hridayatattva, Siva Tattva, Pracanda, Sadashiva dikshita, Sarvamangala, Nihsimananda, Anadishaiva, Nihsiman, Sarvamangalamatri, Pancakritya, Anugrahin, Anugrahini, Sarvanugrahini, Sarvanugrahin.
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A Historical Study of Trika Shaivism (by Haroon Rashid Ganai)
Part 2 - Pratyabhijna Darshan or Philosophy of Recognition < [Chapter 4 - Tradition, Philosophy and Scriptural Authority]
Part 3 - Cosmological discourse in Pratyabhijna Darshan < [Chapter 4 - Tradition, Philosophy and Scriptural Authority]
Gitartha Samgraha (critical Study) (by Partha Sarathi Sil)
3. Tattvas (Principles) of Kashmir 艢aivism < [Chapter 3 - A Brief Sketch of Kashmir 艢aivism]
Appendix: List of Technical Terms of Kashmir 艢aivism
7. Concept of Mok峁 in the G墨t膩rthasa峁単raha < [Chapter 4 - Critical Study of the G墨t膩rthasa峁単raha]
Shat-cakra-nirupana (the six bodily centres) (by Arthur Avalon)
Cidgaganacandrika (study) (by S. Mahalakshmi)
Part 13 - Thirty-six Tattvas (elements) of 艢aivism < [Philosophy of Kashmir Tantric System]
Part 6 - 峁岣峚dhv膩 (six ways in the process of creation) < [Philosophy of Kashmir Tantric System]
Pratyabhijna and Shankara鈥檚 Advaita (comparative study) (by Ranjni M.)
3.1. Sv膩tantrya of 艢iva < [Chapter 4 - Ultimate Reality and God in Pratyabhij帽膩 and Advaita]
2.4. The concept of Consciousness (Bodha-r奴pat膩 or Caitanya-r奴pat膩) < [Chapter 4 - Ultimate Reality and God in Pratyabhij帽膩 and Advaita]
2.6. The concept of Omniscience (Sarvaj帽at膩) < [Chapter 4 - Ultimate Reality and God in Pratyabhij帽膩 and Advaita]
Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra (by T. S. Syamkumar)
3.2. Expiatory Rites in Kala艣acandrik膩 < [Chapter 3 - Expiatory Rites in Kerala Tantric Ritual Manuals]