Shodashakrama, Shodashan-krama, Ṣoḍaś: 1 definition
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Shodashakrama 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 Ṣoḍaś can be transliterated into English as Sodasakrama or Shodashakrama, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramṢoḍaś (षोडशक्रम) refers to the “sixteen-fold sequence�, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, [while illustrating the composition of the Goddess’s body]: “[...] She is the object of worship in my Kula of the sixteen-fold sequence (ṣoḍaś). O Śambhu, she is by herself (spontaneously) Śāmbhavā within the lineage as well as the plane of the sixteen which is the arising of the venerable path of (mount) Meru. O god! you are the seventeenth and I am one embraced by the Flower (of the Divine Current) [ٳṃtܳپٰԲ첹] (?), the nine-fold sons and the sixteen. [...]�.

Shakta (शाक्�, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) 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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