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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Kāmabhūtā (कामभूता) refers to “one who is passion”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly:—“Kāmarūpa, beautifully red, the abode of many qualities, is in authority over the principle of the Point. (Present there is) Kāmāvvā, who is passion [i.e., kāmabhūtā], and Siddhayogeśvarī, the mother of the fear of the fettered. Navātman is the reality. Uḍḍīśa is the Siddhanātha, adorned with all the qualities and very large, he is the Lord Navātman who removes the impurity of the Age of Strife. (This seat) is well known as the Mudrāpīṭha. Passionate, it is called Mahocchuṣma to which the three worlds bow, and the cave is called Candra. [...]”.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Kāmabhūta (कामभूत) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—med. Rādh. 31.

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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.

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Partial matches: Bhuta, Kama.

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