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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Kulālambī (कुलालम्बी) refers to the “she who rests on the Kula”, 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, “The subtle form of the goddess is Kuṇḍalinī. Her names in the three transmissions—Khañjinī, Vakrā and Kubjikā—all imply her identity as Kuṇḍalinī. [...] Resting on the Kula [i.e., kulālambī], she has three natures and six limbs and faces. Profoundly tranquil and very terrible, she sits on the Great Ghost who is her seat. She has great snakes as her ornaments and is adorned with large earrings. Her topknot is adorned with a great Moon and the Sun is above it. She is called Anackā (Unstruck Sound) and has a copious and good menses. (As Kuṇḍalinī) she transports (the individual soul) along the path of Suṣumṇā. Endless, she is at the extreme end of the Endless. Stainless, she is free of defects”.

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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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kulālambin (कुलालम्बिन्).—a. maintaining a family. वरमेकः कुलालम्बी यत्र विश्रूयते पिता (varamekaḥ kulālambī yatra viśrūyate pitā) H.

Kulālambin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kula and ālambin (आलम्बिन्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kulālambin (कुलालम्बिन्).—mfn. (-mbī-mbinī-mbi) Supporting or maintaining a family. E. kula, and ālambin what upholds.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kulālambin (कुलालम्बिन्):—[from kula] mfn. supporting or maintaining a family, [Horace H. Wilson]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kulālambin (कुलालम्बिन्):—[kulā+lambin] (mbī-mbinī-mbi) a. Supporting or maintaining a family.

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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: Alambi, Alampi, Kula.

Full-text: Alambi.

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