Bhaktaka: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Bhaktaka 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.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramBhaktaka (भक्तक) refers to “one who is devoted”, 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, “(A true practitioner) is a hero (vīra) who exerts himself and is courageous. He is content, devoted to the teacher [i.e., guru-bhaktaka], not greedy, compassionate, industrious, self-controlled, of good appearance, sāttvika, deep, all his limbs are intact (and) active, he knows (true) devotion and the scriptures and crosses over into (higher) realities. He is devoted to the transmission which is free of thought (nirvikalpakrama), he eats what he has begged and is desireless. [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryBhaktaka (भक्तक).—= Sanskrit bhakta, food: yady aham asyaika-bhaktakam (even a single [little?] meal, probably -ka dim.) api nādhivāsayāmi Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya i.43.18 (prose). He has just refused to accept longer entertainment; and see chinna-bhakta(ka).
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Bhaktakamakalpadruma, Bhaktakamsa, Bhaktakanksha, Bhaktakara, Bhaktakarya, Bhaktakaryakara.
Ends with: Gurubhaktaka, Kana-bhaktaka, Purobhaktaka, Savibhaktaka, Suryabhaktaka, Suryyabhaktaka, Tadbhaktaka.
Full-text: Suryabhaktaka, Kana-bhaktaka.
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