In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Kuṇḍalamaṇḍitā (कुण्डलमण्डिता) refers to “she who is adorned with large earrings”, 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, 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 [i.e., mahā-kuṇḍalamaṇḍitā]. 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”.

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)

Kuṇḍalamaṇḍitā (कुण्डलमण्डिता) refers to “she who is adorned with earrings” and is used to describe Goddess Nityā, according to the King Vatsarāja’s Pūjāstuti called the Kāmasiddhistuti (also Vāmakeśvarīstuti), guiding one through the worship of the Goddess Nityā.—Accordingly, “[...] She has braided hair. Her limbs are adorned with bracelets, earrings [i.e., kuṇḍalamaṇḍitā], necklaces, twining laces, girdles, jewels, and anklets. Her clothes resemble Bandhūka flowers. She is full of affection, and the hue of her body is brightened up with saffron and sandal paste.. [...]”.

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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.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Kuṇḍalamaṇḍita (कुण्डलमण्डित) is the son of king Prakāśasiṃha from Vidagdha, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.4 [Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.—Accordingly, “Now in Jambūdvīpa in this same Bhāratakṣetra in the village Dāru there was a Brāhman, Vasubhūti. He had a son, Atibhūti, by his wife, Anukośā; and his son had a wife, Sarasā. One day she was kidnaped quickly by a trick by a Brāhman, Kayāna, who had become infatuated with her. [...] Atibhūti, grieved at the separation from Sarasā, died, wandered through births for a long time, and one time was born a young haṃsa. One day, as he was being devoured by a hawk, he fell near a Sādhu, and the Sādhu said the namaskāra to him as he was dying. From the very great power of the namaskāra, after death he became a god among the Kinnaras with a life-term of ten thousand years. He fell and became the son, Kuṇḍalamaṇḍita, of King Prakāśasiṃha by his wife Pravarāvalī in the city Vidagdha. [...]”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Partial matches: Kundala, Mandita.

Full-text: Aryagupta, Pravaravali, Prakashasimha.

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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)

Verse 4.19.29 < [Chapter 19 - A Thousand Names of Srī Yamunā]

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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

Part 11: Previous births of Sītā and Bhāmaṇḍala < [Chapter IV - The, birth, marriage, and retreat to the forest of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa]

Part 12: Kidnaping of Bhāmaṇḍala < [Chapter IV - The, birth, marriage, and retreat to the forest of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa]

Part 2: Former births of Rāvaṇa, Sītā, Lakṣmaṇa, Sugrīva, Bhāmaṇḍala, Lavaṇa and Aṅkuśa < [Chapter X - Rāma’s mokṣa (emancipation)]

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