The Sanskrit terms Kaṅkālabhakṣī and Kaṅkālabhakṣin can be transliterated into English as Kankalabhaksi or Kankalabhakshi or Kankalabhaksin or Kankalabhakshin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Kaṅkālabhakṣin (कङ्कालभक्षिन्) (Cf. Kaṅkālabhakṣiṇī) refers to “one who devours the skeleton (of Time)”, according to the Ciñcinīmatasārasamuccaya verse 7.220cd-222.—Accordingly, “One's own form, devoid of form, is the form between form and non-form. (That) undifferentiated reality is active everywhere and is free of Being and Non-being. Kālī, the Supreme Goddess who devours the Skeleton (kaṅkālabhakṣiṇī) (of Time) is manifest there. Once drunk from the vessel of the sprout of the Skeleton born of the nectar of the Void, she is made to pulsate and vomit. Thus, the universe comes into being”.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Bhakshin, Kankala.

Starts with: Kankalabhakshini.

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