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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Śaivism

Kūrmanātha (कूर्मनाथ) is an incarnation of Siddhanātha in the second yuga, belonging to the Pūrvāmnāya (‘eastern doctrine’) tradition of Kula Śaivism, according to the Ciñcinīmatasārasamuccaya. The consort of Kūrmanātha was Maṅgalājyotī and his two disciples are Ajita and Vijita. Siddhanātha incarnates as a Kaula master in each of the four yugas.

Source: Nirvāṇa Sundarī: A Note on Kula and Kaula Tantra

Kūrmanātha (कूर्मनाथ) is the name of the Kula-tantra Guru in the tretāyuga.—Abhinavagupta describes four Gurus for Kula Tantra based on the Yuga. Khagendranātha in satyayuga, Kūrmanātha in tretāyuga, Meṣanātha in dvāparayuga and Matsyendranātha for kaliyuga. During the Gurumaṇḍala Krama, one worships Khagendranātha and Vijjāmbā in East, Kūrmanātha and Maṅgalāmbā in the South, Meṣanātha and Kāmamaṅgalāmbā in West and Matsyendranātha and Koṅkaṇāmbā in the North.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

Shilpashastra (iconography)

Source: DSpace at Pondicherry: Siddha Cult in Tamilnadu (sculpture)

Kūrmanātha (कूर्मनाथ) refers to the first representation of the nine navanātha reliefs in the Ulsūr Someśvara temple.—The Kūrmanātha represents a Nātha seated on a on a tortoise. His right leg is folded resting on the tortoise. His right hand is resting on his right leg. He is folded and resting his left hand on his left leg knee. He is shown with rings on his both wrists, cross bands on his chest, wearing a loin cloth (laṅgoti) and kuṇḍalas on his ears.

In the Ulsūr Someśvara temple, on the south wall of the ardhamaṇḍapa, there found depictions of the navanāthas (eg. Kūrmanātha) in a variety of poses with huge coffiures, holding attributes such as kamaṇḍala, daṇḍa (staff) and so on. From east to west the nine sculptures of the Nāthas appear in the following order: seated respectively on a Tortoise, Vyāli, Lion, Fish, Scorpion, Snake, Antelope, Boar and Tiger.

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Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Kūrmanātha (कूर्मनाथ):—[=kūrma-nātha] [from kūrma] m. Name of an author of Mantras.

[Sanskrit to German] (Deutsch Wörterbuch)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Kūrmanātha (कूर्मनाथ):—m. Nomen proprium eines Verfassers vom Mantra.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Kurma, Natha.

Full-text: Meshanatha, Khagendranatha, Vijita, Ajita, Mangalajyoti, Matsyendranatha, Alinatha, Vindhyanatha, Varadeva, Gutikanatha, Citranatha, Amaranatha, Purvamnaya.

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