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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Avratin (अव्रतिन्) refers to “one who does not observe vows”, according tot the Mṛgendrāgama (Caryāpāda) verse 2-3, 8-10, in the section on expiation (prāyaścitta).—Accordingly, “The teacher, the adept (Sādhaka who repeats) mantra (mantravṛtti), the (spiritual) son and (ordinary) follower of the Rule (samayin) are the four kinds of Śaivas and these may either observe vows (vratin) or not (avratin). Those who observe vows may have matted hair (jaṭila) or shaved heads (muṇḍa). Amongst them, Brahmins are white with ashes and (the others according to their) caste are adorned (if they are Kṣatriyas) with a single sectarian mark (tilaka), (a triple) line of ash (if they are Vaiśyas) and (thick bands of ash in the shape of strips of) cloth (if they are Śūdras)”.

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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.

Vedanta (school of philosophy)

Source: Wikisource: Ashtavakra Gita

Avratī (अव्रती) refers to “one who is beyond obligations”, according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “Knowing when the dualism of things done and undone has been put to rest, or the person for whom they occur has, then you can here and now go beyond renunciation and obligations (avratī) by indifference to such things [evaṃ jñātveha nirvedādbhava tyāgaparo'vratī]. Rare indeed, my son, is the lucky man whose observation of the world’s behaviour has led to the extinction of his thirst for living, thirst for pleasure and thirst for knowledge. [...]”.

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Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Avratin (अव्रतिन्):—[=a-vratin] [from a-vrata] mfn. idem, [Mahābhārata xiii, 1601; Rāmāyaṇa]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Avratin (अव्रतिन्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Avai.

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Avrati (ಅವ್ರತಿ):—[noun] = ಅವ್ರತ [avrata]2 - 2.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Full-text: Avratavant, Avai, Vratin.

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Brahma Sutras (Govinda Bhashya) (by Kusakratha das Brahmacari)

Sūtra 3.4.49 < [Adhyaya 3, Pada 4]

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Religions Journal (MDPI)

Śaivism after the Śaiva Age < [Volume 12, Issue 3 (2021)]

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