Jnanishakti, Jñānīśakti, Jnani-shakti: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Jñānīśakti can be transliterated into English as Jnanisakti or Jnanishakti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram1) Jñānīśakti (ज्ञानीशक्ति) refers to the “energy of knowledge”, according to the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “The Face of the Unborn, free of defects, is the penetration of the energy of the will. Conjoined with the energy of knowledge (jñānīśakti) (the face of) Īśāna is located above. It is said that the eastern face of the goddess is Tatpuruṣa. Aghora is the face that abides permanently in the western quarter. O lord of the gods, one should worship the face of Vāma located in the northern quarter. The face called Sadyojāta should be worshipped in the western quarter. The face of Picu is that of Śakti and faces downwards”.
2) Jñānīśakti (क्रियाशक्ति) refers to the “power of knowledge”, as discussed in the Yogakhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, as the Goddess says to Mahādeva: “The deity called Kubjikā arose in the form of power. It is (the god’s) power of will, knowledge (jñānīśakti) and action in the form of a sprout [tasya icchājñānī kriyāśaktiraṅkurākārarūpiṇī]. Impelled by my Command, he performed intense austerities. (When he had) practiced terrible austerity for a thousand divine years, a great Siddha came into being there who shined like the risen sun. [...]”.
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.
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Partial matches: Shakti, Jnanin.
Full-text: Jnanin.
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