Nirvanatantra, ṇaٲԳٰ, Nirvana-tantra: 4 definitions
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: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (shai)ṇaٲԳٰ (निर्वाणतन्त्�) 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 ślokas (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—Nirvāṇa-tantra in its ‘subject-matter list� or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms).

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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) ṇaٲԳٰ (निर्वाणतन्त्�) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Tu7b. 11. Pheh. 15. Bṛhannirvāṇatantra. L. 274. 3181. Quoted in Śaktiratnākara. Oxf. 101^b. Mahānirvāṇatantra. L. 289. Oudh. Ix, 24.
2) ṇaٲԳٰ (निर्वाणतन्त्�):—Stein 231 (paṭala 13. 14). Mahānirvāṇatantra. Oudh. Xxi, 168.
3) ṇaٲԳٰ (निर्वाणतन्त्�):—As p. 93. Hpr. 1, 208. Mahānirvāṇatantra. Cs 5, 55 (Ullāsa 1-14, just as in L. 289).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryṇaٲԳٰ (निर्वाणतन्त्�):—[=Ծ-ṇa-ٲԳٰ] [from nir-vāṇa > nir-vā] n. See ṛh-Ծṇa and -
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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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Partial matches: Nirvana, Tantra.
Full-text: Brihannirvanatantra, Mahanirvanatantra, Nirvana.
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