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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Saṃvartāmaṇḍala (संवर्तामण्डल) refers to the “Circle of the Fire of the Aeons” identified with Candradvīpa (the island of the moon), according to the Tantric texts such as the Kubjikāmata-tantra, the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Saṃvarta (more commonly in these sources the feminine—saṃvartā) is the fire that burns within the Cosmic Ocean in which the universe floats and imparts to it the energy that sustains it. [...] Thus, the energy in the centre of the Circle of the Fire of the Aeons (saṃvartāmaṇḍala), the main maṇḍala of the Kubjikā Tantras, is said to consume the Ocean of Kula.

Saṃvartā is the fire that consumes the worlds at the end of a cosmic age and supplies the energy that sustains them in their period of persistence. This female Fire is one of the identities of the goddess Kubjikā. So Saṃvartāmaṇḍala effectively means Kubjikāmaṇḍala, which would be an apt name for it although, in fact, it never occurs in our texts.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Samvarta, Mandala.

Full-text: Kubjikamandala, Janmamandala, Yogapitha, Candraguha, Visargasthana, Anvayajna, Samvarta, Candrashila, Tvarita.

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