Adipitha, Ādipīṭha, Adi-pitha: 2 definitions

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Adipitha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

1) Ādipīṭha (आदिपीठ) refers to the “first (sacred) seat” according to the commentary on the Kularatnoddyota, one of the earliest Kubjikā Tantras.—Oḍyāṇa (= O/Uḍḍiyāna) is the ‘first seat’ (ādipīṭha) from which the transmission of the Command, and hence all the tradition, originally issues forth. The Cave [i.e., kadamba-guhā] is the transcendental Void, vibrant with the play of energies from which all manifestation and the teachings are generated. It is the goddess herself, the vacuity of her womb, the source—yoni—of all things.

2) Ādipīṭha (भुक्तिद) refers to the “first seat”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “The Great Mata is above all Tantric practice. It is the Śāmbhava tradition that has come down through the series of teachers. It has come from the invisible (unmanifest) form and gives success in the Age of Strife. O god, it gives worldly benefit and liberation and is sealed in the First Seat (ādipīṭha). It is the venerable Ciñciṇīkula present in the venerable Kadamba Cave, established (there) by the God of the gods in accord with the Rule”.

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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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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ādipīṭha (आदिपीठ).—n Commonly mūḷapīṭha.

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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.

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