Amnayadevi, Āmnāyadevī, Amnaya-devi: 1 definition

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

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Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Āmnāyadevī (आम्नायदेवी) refers to the “Goddess of the tradition”, 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, “(She is) that goddess of the tradition (āmnāyadevī) who is the glorious power of the Kramakula; who having abandoned (all phenomenal) existence is not a (common) object of knowledge”.

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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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