In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Ātmamelaka (आत्ममेलक) refers to the “union” (of Śiva and Śakti), 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, [while describing the Niṣkala Form of Śrīnātha]—“The niṣkala (form), beyond the energies, is the one teacher in the Western Tradition. [...] (Each) Praṇava (from which the Elements originate) is fashioned by him and he is the union (ātmamelaka) of Śiva and Śakti. He resides (in the Śāmbhava state in the) middle of Mahendra’s plane (of being) and is adorned with the five insignias (of a yogi representing the Five Praṇavas). [...]”.

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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.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Google Books: Vajrayogini: Her Visualization, Rituals, and Forms

Ātmamelaka (आत्ममेलक) refers to the “fusion of identities”, according to the Kuṭila Newārī palmleaf manuscript of the Guhyasamayasādhanamālā.—Accordingly, “The sexual fusion is related to the yogic fusion of winds and drops. For example, during the ‘pendulum recitation’ (dolājāpa) the couple is in union, each imagining the five blazing syllables of Vilāsinī’s mantra circulating through their bodies. [...] This is followed by a repeated ‘mutual sucking’ of the male and female sex. At the end of the pendulum recitation, the practioner imagines the ‘fusion of their identities’ (ātmamelaka), and the three worlds are visualized whirling around like a wheel in the liquid form of purified gold ‘blazing with the flavor of sameness’, and cutting off the defilements of the world down to the most subtle. Only then does it become extinguished and dissolve like a rainbow into the ocean of space, upon which space itself dissoves into sahaja, ‘the ocean of awakening that brings great success’”.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Melaka, Atman.

Full-text: Dolajapa.

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