Vaivasvati, 痴补颈惫补蝉惫补迟墨: 7 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: 艢膩ktism痴补颈惫补蝉惫补迟墨 (啶掂啶掂じ啷嵿さ啶む):鈥擭ame of one of the sixty-four 尘腻迟峁泂 to be worshipped during 膧vara峁嘺p奴j膩 (鈥淲orship of the Circuit of Goddesses鈥�, or 鈥淒urg膩鈥檚 Retinue鈥�), according to the Durg膩p奴j膩tattva. They should be worshipped with either the five 耻辫腻肠腻谤补蝉 or perfume and flowers.
Her mantra is as follows:
啷� 啶掂啶掂じ啷嵿さ啶む啶 啶ㄠぎ啶�
o峁� vaivasvatyai nama岣�.
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: 艢aivism痴补颈惫补蝉惫补迟墨 (啶掂啶掂じ啷嵿さ啶む) refers to the city of Yama, situated on the southern lower slope of mount Meru, according to Par膩khyatantra 5.66. Meru is the name of a golden mountained situated in the middle of nine landmasses (苍补惫补办丑补峁囜笉补): Bh膩rata, Hari, Kimpuru峁, Ramyaka, Rama峁嘺, Kuru, Bhadr膩艣va, Ketum膩la and Il膩v峁泃a. Together these 办丑补峁囜笉补蝉 make up the continent known as 闯补尘产奴诲惫墨辫补.
痴补颈惫补蝉惫补迟墨 is also known by the name Vivasvat, Vivasvat墨 or Sa峁儁aman墨 and is mentioned in various other sources, eg., the Svacchanda-tantra 10.132-136, Kira峁嘺-膩gama 8.51-54, M峁沢endra-膩gama vidy膩p膩da 13.47-54, Sarvaj帽膩nottara-tantra adhvaprakara峁嘺 34-36 and Mata峁単a-膩gama vidy膩p膩da 23.60-63
The Par膩khyatantra is an old 艢aiva-siddh膩nta tantra dating from before the 10th century.
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions痴补颈惫补蝉惫补迟墨 (啶掂啶掂じ啷嵿さ啶む) (seed-syllable: 墨) refers to one of the eight Mother-goddesses (M膩t峁泂) of the pantheon of Mantra-deities, according to the Brahmay膩mala-tantra (or Picumata), an early 7th century 艢aiva text consisting of twelve-thousand verses.鈥擯atterning the processes of inner and outer ritual is the Brahmay膩mala鈥檚 pantheon of mantra-deities, whose core comprises the Four Goddesses or Guhyak膩s, Four Consorts or Handmaidens, and their lord, Kap膩l墨艣abhairava. Secondary members of the pantheon are a sextet of Yogin墨s and an octad of Mother-goddesses [e.g., 痴补颈惫补蝉惫补迟墨].
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places痴补颈惫补蝉惫补迟墨 (啶掂啶掂じ啷嵿さ啶む) is a name mentioned in the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (cf. I.90.40) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (mentioning 痴补颈惫补蝉惫补迟墨) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 艣濒辞办补蝉 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism痴补颈惫补蝉惫补迟墨 (啶掂啶掂じ啷嵿さ啶む) refers to one of the various M膩t峁泂 and Mah膩尘腻迟峁泂 mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Ma帽ju艣r墨m奴lakalpa: one of the largest Kriy膩 Tantras devoted to Ma帽ju艣r墨 (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Ma帽ju艣r墨 and were taught to and by Buddha 艢膩kyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including 痴补颈惫补蝉惫补迟墨).
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary痴补颈惫补蝉惫补迟墨 (啶掂啶掂じ啷嵿さ啶む).鈥�
1) The southern quarter.
2) Name of Yamun膩.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 痴补颈惫补蝉惫补迟墨 (啶掂啶掂じ啷嵿さ啶む):鈥擺from vaivasvata] f. a daughter of S奴rya, [惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补]
2) [v.s. ...] [patronymic] of Yam墨, [Monier-Williams鈥� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
3) [v.s. ...] the south, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of Yamun膩, [Apte鈥檚 The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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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