Atishunya, Atiśūnya: 3 definitions

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Atishunya 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.

The Sanskrit term Atiśūnya can be transliterated into English as Atisunya or Atishunya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

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Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Atiśūnya (अतिशून्य) refers to “(transcendental) Void”, according to the Svacchandabhairavatantra, which is well known to the Kubjikā Tantras.—Although there is no place to fix the mind—which in this state [i.e., the supreme state of Śiva ?] and by this practice has been transcended—nonetheless the Netratantra, like the Svacchandabhairavatantra, teaches a path to the realisation of this condition by ascending through the stages of the utterance of the sacred syllable OṂ. According to the Netratantra as well, the final stage of this ascent is the Transmental, which is the ‘undifferentiated Self’ (niṣkalaṃ ātmatattvam). This is the stage of absolute consciousness, of complete pervasion by and inherence in Śiva (śivavyāpti): the transcendental Void (śūnya-atiśūnya), beyond all appearing that is the ‘unmanifest’ to which the above passage refers.

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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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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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