Astrapuja, 础蝉迟谤补辫奴箩腻, Astra-puja: 1 definition
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In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)础蝉迟谤补辫奴箩腻 (啶呧じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ啶啶溹ぞ) or 艢补蝉迟谤补辫奴箩腻 refers to the 鈥渨orship of weapons鈥�, and formed a part of the Navar膩tra Tantric ritual (an autumnal festival of the warrior goddess Ca峁囜笉ik膩).鈥擮n Mah膩峁ａ弓am墨 is the worship of the Nine Durg膩s, [...] restraining the breaths; visualization and self-identification with the deity, rite of the sword in Nepal for powers; animal sacrifice and offering blood from a king鈥檚 arms and offering a human head; worship of weapons (补蝉迟谤补辫奴箩腻); Goddess is believed to morph into a more uncontrollable presence requiring constant placation.鈥擵arious 8th century sources refer to rituals such as 补蝉迟谤补辫奴箩腻, for example: Dev墨pur膩峁嘺, K膩lik膩pur膩峁嘺, K峁泃yakalpataru, Durg膩bhaktitara峁単i峁嚹�, Durg膩p奴j膩tattva, Durg膩p奴j膩viveka, Bhadrak膩l墨mantravidhiprakara峁嘺 in Sanderson (2007); account of the Durg膩 P奴j膩 in Kelomal, West Bengal (Nicholas 2013).
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.
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