Amakala, Amākalā, Ama-kala: 2 definitions
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Amakala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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: ManthanabhairavatantramAmākalā (अमाकला) refers to “New Moon”, according to the Tantrasadbhāva chapter 10.—Accordingly, “She is called Umā and is endowed with every (form of) worldly benefit. (All) worship that goddess. She is like a mother who is always giving birth. O fair-faced one, having brought her down along with me into the midst of fettered souls (aṇu), O eternal one, she appeared in order to grace the worlds. In the seventh aeon (kalpa) (she was) the New Moon (Amākalā) called Kṛṣṇā (the Black One), [...]”.
Note: The New Moon [i.e., amākalā] ymbolizes the unmanifest, transcendental store of vitalizing lunar energy and the Full Moon the fullness of its actualization. Thus the former is the ‘burning coal’ the goddess becomes when, according to the Kumārikākhaṇḍa, she throws herself into Dakṣa’s sacrificial fire.
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram (shaivism)Amākalā (अमाकला) refers to the “new moon”.—In Śaiva philosophy the world of experience is likened to the moon which has fifteen phases. There is also a sixteenth phase and this sixteenth phase is known as the sixteenth kalā. It is called amākalā that is ever-present even during the dark phase of the moon. The seventeenth kalā is even above that. The seventeenth kalā refers to the flowing out of the universal nectar of God Consciousness. It is called the seventeenth because it has nothing to do with the objective world, the cognitive world or the subjective world. It is above all these.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: Calukyavikramakala, Caramakala, Charamakala, Cidvallikamakala, Cukalamakala, Damakala, Kadisahasranamakala, Kamakala, Kramakala, Kyamakala, Paramakala, Samakala, Samgramakala, Saptamakala, Vishamakala.
Full-text: Amritakala, Shodashakala, Vishuddhi, Vishuddhicakra, Candratva, Candrapitha, Cetas, Uttararupa, Kundalinirupa, Vamanadirupa, Pravesharupa, Alaya.
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