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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Layasthāna (लयस्थान) (Cf. Layāṅga) means “positioned in the body of Sadāśiva”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—The term bhogāṅga [the limbs of enjoyment] are counterposed to the layāṅga [the limbs of merger] that denote his limbs insofar as they are in their natural location, in the body of Sadāśiva (layasthāna). They are worshipped first there, then one asks Śiva's permission to ‘extract’ them from his body and to place them around him, each on a petal of an imaginary lotus that is the throne and opens out at the base of the Liṅga. [... ] The aggregate of five or six... constitute the first enclosure (āvaraṇa) of beings that encircle Śiva, like courtesans a king.

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Shakta (शाक्त, 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Layasthāna (लयस्थान).—a place of dissolution.

Derivable forms: layasthānam (लयस्थानम्).

Layasthāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms laya and sthāna (स्थान).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Layasthāna (लयस्थान).—[neuter] place of dissolution.

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

Layasthāna (लयस्थान):—[=laya-sthāna] [from laya > lī] n. place of dissolution, [Vedāntasāra]

[Sanskrit to German]

Layasthana in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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: Sthana, Laya.

Full-text: Layamga, Samnidhana, Bhogamga, Sannikarsha.

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