Lambakarni, Lambakarṇī: 1 definition
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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kubjikāmata-tantraLambakarṇī (लम्बकर्णी):—Name of one of the six female deities (yoginīs) springing forth from the body of Kuleśvara, the central male deity of the Yoginīcakra (fourth of the five internal cakras), according to the kubjikāmata-tantra. She is also known as Lambikā. In other tantric sources, such as the Kulārṇava-tantra, she is identified as Lākinī.
Lambakarṇī is identified with the varṇa-adhvan (on of the six paths, or adhvans) and relates to one fifty varṇas. The fearful character of Lambakarṇī is represented by her food being flesh (māṃsāhārā). She is situated in the Maṇipūra-cakra which is symbolic for her relation with one of the sixfold sites (ṣaṭpura). She is also related to śikhā, one of the six aṅgas.
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.
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