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Lingarcanatantra, ṅgԲٲԳٰ, Lingarcana-tantra: 5 definitions

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Lingarcanatantra 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Lingarchanatantra.

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Lingarcanatantra in Shaivism glossary
: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (shai)

1) ṅgԲٲԳٰ (लिङ्गार्चनतन्त्र) is the name of a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 1 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (first series)� by Rajendralal Mitra (1822�1891), who was one of the first English-writing historians dealing with Indian culture and heritage.—The ṅgԲٲԳٰ deals with the rules and advantages of worshiping the Liṅga. It contains roughly 1,000 śǰ첹.

2) ṅgԲٲԳٰ (लिङ्गार्चनतन्त्र) refers to one of the Tantras mentioned in the Ѳ峾ǰṣa-ղԳٰ, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 12 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)� by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.—The Mahāmokṣatantra manuscript, consisting of 3,024 śǰ첹 (metrical verses), is deposit: Dhaka, Vikramapura Majhapada, Babu Rasavihari Raya. It deals with the salvation, cosmogony (i.e., the order of cosmic regions) and contains a bibliography of Tantric literature.—The catalogue includes the term—Liṅgārcana-tantra in its ‘subject-matter list� or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms).

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Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) 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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Lingarcanatantra in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) ṅgԲٲԳٰ (लिङ्गार्चनतन्त्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:�L. 288. Quoted in Śaktiratnākara Oxf. 101^b.

2) ṅgԲٲԳٰ (लिङ्गार्चनतन्त्र):—Cs 5, 83. Il. Hr. Notices Vol. Xi, Pref. p. 14. Liṅgārcantantre Tripurāntakaśivapūjā. Hpr. 1, 156.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṅgԲٲԳٰ (लिङ्गार्चनतन्त्र):—[=ṅgԲ-ٲԳٰ] [from liṅgārcana > liṅga > liṅg] n. Name of [work]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.

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