Tara in Hinduism
author: Bikas Kumar Bhattacharya
edition: 2003, Eastern Book Linkers
pages: 414
ISBN-10: 8178540215
Topic: Hinduism
Worship of Mother Goddess in Ancient India
This page describes Worship of Mother Goddess in Ancient India from pages 1-2 in the book: Tara in Hinduism by Bikas Kumar Bhattacharya. This book represents a study of the Goddess Tara (तारा, tārā) and collects various standpoints regarding her cult from both Buddhist and Brahmanical sources. This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms.
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The Matsya Purana (critical study) [by Kushal Kalita]
The Devi-worship forms a very important section of Indian religion with a great influence on Indian society which can even be seen in present time. Shaktism, the cult of Shakti can be traced back to the worship of Mother Goddess or nature goddess of PreVedic age. The term shakti represents female divinity in general and energizing power of some divinity in particular. In the Rigveda, the mother cult is associated with prithivi (earth)....
Read full contents: Part 3 - Shaktism: The Devi-cult
Lord Hayagriva in Sanskrit Literature [by Anindita Adhikari]
Here ‘ma means mother goddess Lakshmi and ‘dhava means consort. 3) He as Lord Krishna, killed a demon called Madhu....
Read full contents: Hayagriva in the Yogini Tantra (Introduction)
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana [by Chaitali Kadia]
Shakti worship has been practiced in India since prehistoric times. Evidence of the first goddess worship is found in the Paleolithic settlements of India more than 22000 years ago. Later, this culture of Hindu civilization was seen in a more developed from. Though Shaktism lost its status in the Vedic age, it was revived in the classical Sanskrit age. A review of the history of Shakta religion reveals that Shaktism inspired several important books on Sanskrit literature and Hindu philosophy....
Read full contents: Religion and Rituals: Shakta
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