Bijamudra, 叠墨箩补尘耻诲谤腻, Bija-mudra: 3 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Scribd: Roots of Yoga (shaivism)叠墨箩补尘耻诲谤腻 (啶啶溹ぎ啷佮う啷嵿ぐ啶�, 鈥渟eed seal鈥�) is the name of a 尘耻诲谤腻 (鈥渉补苍诲-驳别蝉迟耻谤别鈥�) specified in the Ni艣v膩satattvasa峁僪it膩 (耻迟迟补谤补蝉奴迟谤补 4.10a-23b). The Ni艣v膩satattvasa峁僪it膩 is probably the earliest surviving 艢aiva Tantra, the contents of which dating back to the 5th century. It consists of five books: Ni艣v膩samukha, M奴las奴tra, Uttaras奴tra, Nayas奴tra and Guhyas奴tra.
Accordingly, 鈥淭hen tie up the braided hair, join and extend the little fingers of both hands and conceal the thumbs in the middle. This is taught in this tantra under the name b墨ja-尘耻诲谤腻 (鈥荣别别诲-蝉别补濒鈥�)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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)叠墨箩补尘耻诲谤腻 (啶啶溹ぎ啷佮う啷嵿ぐ啶�) or simply B墨ja refers to one of the ten gestures (da艣a尘耻诲谤腻 or 尘耻诲谤腻-da艣aka) of the Goddess Nity膩 Sundar墨, according to the K膩masiddhi-stuti (also V膩make艣var墨-stuti) and the V膩make艣varatantra (also known as Nity膩峁岣峚艣ik膩r峁嘺va).鈥擺...] Although the V膩make艣varatantra does not assign a place for the gestures (尘耻诲谤腻) in the 尘补峁囜笉补濒补, it does describe them and asks the worshipper to use them during the worship. As found in the third chapter of the V膩make艣varatantra, these ten gestures are [e.g., b墨ja尘耻诲谤腻, ...]
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)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts叠墨箩补尘耻诲谤腻 (啶啶溹ぎ啷佮う啷嵿ぐ啶�) refers to one of the 81 Mudr膩s (hand-gestures) described in chapter 2 of the 峁氠梗ir膩tra section of the 厂补苍补迟办耻尘腻谤补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: an encyclopedic Sanskrit text written in over 3500 verses dealing with a variety of topics such as yoga, temple-building, consecration ceremonies, initiation and dhanurveda (martial arts).鈥擺Cf. the chapter 尘耻诲谤腻-lak峁峁嘺].
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.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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