Ankurakara, Aṅkurākāra, Ankura-akara: 1 definition
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In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramAṅkurākāra (अङ्कुराकार) or simply Aṅkura refers to “sprout-shaped”.—The Kubjikāmatatantra tell us that the goddess who emerges from the Liṅga is bent (kubjarūpā). Various reasons are given in the sources for her being ‘bent’. [...] Her bent condition relates also to her metaphysical identity as Kuṇḍalinī. [...] She is also said to be there in the ‘form of a sprout’ (aṅkurākāra-rūpiṇī), which is another common way of describing Kuṇḍalinī in all the other major Śaiva schools. Like the sprout that emerges from a seed, she issues forth from the pregnant potency of the womb-like Liṅga bent at first to then straighten out into the fullness of manifestation. This image of the awakening of Kuṇḍalinī was maintained in the later Kaula schools where she is regularly depicted as coiled around the Liṅga in the Root Foundation (mūlādhāra).
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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Partial matches: Akara, Ankura.
Full-text: Ankura.
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