Kadambaguha, Kadambaguhā, Kadamba-guha: 1 definition

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

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Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Kadambaguhā (कदम्बगुहा) or simply Kadamba is the name of a cave, according to the commentary on the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—This Cave Dwelling, which the Ṭīkā calls the Kadamba Cave [i.e., kadambaguhā], is the Void of the Triangle that represents the goddess’s Yoni projected into the End of the Twelve above the head. It is called the Kadamba Cave because there is a Kadamba tree near to it that symbolizes the maṇḍala of which the triangle is the core. The tree is in the centre of the maṇḍala as the seed-syllable of the deity or in a potential form as its spherical bud (kadambagola) symbolizing the Point (bindu). The latter contains the four energies of bliss, will, knowledge and action. The first is the energy of the Point at rest in itself. The other three are the energies generated from it deployed in the Triangle symbolized by the Kadamba Cave [i.e., kadambaguhā].

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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.

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