Vamamarga, 痴腻尘补尘腻谤驳补, Vama-marga: 7 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram痴腻尘补尘腻谤驳补 (啶掂ぞ啶ぎ啶距ぐ啷嵿) refers to the 鈥渓eft hand side鈥�, according to the 艢r墨matottara-tantra, an expansion of the Kubjik膩matatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjik膩 cult.鈥擜ccordingly, [while describing the visualized form of Nav膩tman Bhairava]: 鈥淸...] Nav膩tman鈥檚 mind is blissful with his own energy and he is delighted by the bliss of (spiritual) wine. [...] He has eighteen arms and is adorned with many ornaments. A skull, conch, noose, gaud, (a threatening gesture with the) index finger, bow, shield and a club studded with iron are on the left hand side (惫腻尘补尘腻谤驳补). O dear one, a trident, double-headed drum, sword, ascetic鈥檚 staff, pestle, bell, thread, arrow and boon-bestowing gesture are on the right鈥�.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary惫腻尘补尘腻谤驳补 (啶掂ぞ啶ぎ啶距ぐ啷嵿).鈥攎 (S Left-hand-road.) A mode of worship. A course of ceremonies and rites repugnant to the general course. Worship of the idol is performed with the left hand, flesh may be eaten, spirituous liquor drunk &c. &c.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary痴腻尘补尘腻谤驳补 (啶掂ぞ啶ぎ啶距ぐ啷嵿).鈥攖he left-hand ritual or doctrine of the Tantras; the doctrine of resorting to 啶ぞ啶傕じ, 啶う啷嵿く, 啶い啷嵿じ啷嵿く, 啶啶ム啶� (m膩峁僺a, madya, matsya, maithuna) and 啶啶︵啶班ぞ (尘耻诲谤腻).
Derivable forms: 惫腻尘补尘腻谤驳补岣� (啶掂ぞ啶ぎ啶距ぐ啷嵿啶�).
痴腻尘补尘腻谤驳补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 惫腻尘补 and 尘腻谤驳补 (啶ぞ啶班啶�). See also (synonyms): 惫腻尘腻肠腻谤补.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴腻尘补尘腻谤驳补 (啶掂ぞ啶ぎ啶距ぐ啷嵿):鈥擺=惫腻尘补-尘腻谤驳补] [from 惫腻尘补] m. the left-hand doctrine (See 惫腻尘腻肠腻谤补), [Catalogue(s)]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus痴腻尘补尘腻谤驳补 (嗖掂簿嗖伯嗖距舶喑嵿矖):鈥擺noun] = 嗖掂簿嗖簿嗖氞簿嗖� [vamacara] 1 & 2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary痴腻尘补尘腻谤驳补 (啶掂ぞ啶ぎ啶距ぐ啷嵿):鈥攏. 1. tantric cult; 2. radical political doctrine;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Full-text: Vamamargin, Vamamargi, Agama, Vammarg, Vamacara, Kapalika, Paranandasutra.
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