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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Bhavāntara (भवान्तर) refers to one’s “previous worldly state”, according to the Kubjikāmata-tantra, the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.

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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.

India history and geography

Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)

Bhavāntara (भवान्तर) refers to the “account of one’s past life” which were commonly painted on Citrapaṭas (depicting scenes of human life) in ancient India, as mentioned in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Pages 190 ff.: Here we have a description of the second Citrapaṭa. It was a painting depicting the city of Campā with its people, houses, citizens, beautified with bejewelled ornaments, market places, its rich merchant and his wife and detailed account of one’s bhavāntara or past life.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

bhavantara : (nt.) another existence.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Bhavantara refers to: an existence interval, i.e. transition fr. one life to another, a previous or subsequent life Vism. 553 sq.

Note: bhavantara is a Pali compound consisting of the words bhava and antara.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

bhāvāntara (भावांतर).—n (S) Contrariety or difference of meaning, discrepancy, variance.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Bhavāntara (भवान्तर).—another existence (previous or future); शुभाशुभफलं सद्यो नृपाद्देवा- द्भवान्तरे (śubhāśubhaphalaṃ sadyo nṛpāddevā- dbhavāntare) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.121.

Derivable forms: bhavāntaram (भवान्तरम्).

Bhavāntara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhava and antara (अन्तर).

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Bhāvāntara (भावान्तर).—a different state.

Derivable forms: bhāvāntaram (भावान्तरम्).

Bhāvāntara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhāva and antara (अन्तर).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bhavāntara (भवान्तर).—[neuter] another existence, a former or future life.

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

1) Bhavāntara (भवान्तर):—[from bhava] n. another existence (a former ex°, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]; a later ex°, [Pañcarātra])

2) Bhāvāntara (भावान्तर):—[from bhāva] n. another state or condition, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

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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

Bhavāṃtara (ಭವಾಂತರ):—[noun] another birth or life.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Bhava, Antara.

Starts with: Bhavantarapraptimant, Bhavantarapraptimat.

Full-text: Bhavantarapraptimat, Praptimant, Market place, Citrapata, Rich, Citizen, Past life, House, Bejewelled, Account, Dvaraprakoshtha, Bhavacakra, Prakoshtha, Samsaracakra, Bhava.

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Gitartha Samgraha (critical Study) (by Partha Sarathi Sil)

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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)

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