The Sanskrit term Caturviṃśatitattva can be transliterated into English as Caturvimsatitattva or Caturvimshatitattva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Chaturvimshatitattva.

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): (Shaivism)

Caturviṃśatitattva (चतुर्विंशतितत्त्व) refers to the “twenty-four Tattvas” (of the Sāṅkhya philosophy), according to the Dakṣiṇāmūrti (Dakṣiṇāmūrtistotrabhāvārthavārttika), otherwise known as the Mānasollāsa and attributed to a Sureśvarācārya.—Accordingly, while discussing the thirty-six Tattvas of Śaivism: “Those who know the scriptures of Sāṅkhya know twenty-four Tattvas [i.e., caturviṃśatitattva]. Those versed in the Purāṇas teach thirty Tattvas [which are] Mahat, Kāla, Pradhāna, Māyā, Vidyā and Pūruṣa along with the [twenty-four of Sāṅkhya]. Experts on the Śaivāgamas speak of thirty-six, [the six additional ones being,] Bindu, Nāda, Śakti, Śiva, Śānta and finally Atīta”.

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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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Partial matches: Caturvimshati, Tattva.

Full-text: Caturvimshati, Twenty-four tattvas.

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