Bimbakacchapa, Bimbakacchapā: 1 definition
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Alternative spellings of this word include Bimbakachchhapa.
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kubjikāmata-tantraBimbakacchapā (बिम्बकच्छपा):—Sanskrit name of one of the twenty-four goddesses of the Sūryamaṇḍala (first maṇḍala of the Khecarīcakra) according to the kubjikāmata-tantra. She is also known as Cetrakasthā according to the Kulamūla-ratnapañcakāvatāra. The Khecarīcakra is the fifth cakra (‘internal mystic center’) of the five (pañcacakra) and is located on or above the head. She presides over the pītha (‘sacred site’) called Caitrakaccha, or Bhṛgunagara according to the Ṣaṭsāhasraṭippanī, or Nagara according to the Śrīmatottara-tantra.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
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Full-text: Cetrakastha, Caitrakaccha, Suryamandala.
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