Mahamayatantra, Mahāmāyātantra, Mahamaya-tantra: 2 definitions
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Mahamayatantra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
India history and geography
Source: Baba Updravinath's blog: Tantra Yoga SadhanaMahāmāyātantra (महामायातन्त्र) is the name of a Tantra mentioned in association with the Saundaryalaharī and Vāmakeśvara-tantra and a (further unknown) book in the possession of Kamlesh Punyark [=Śrī Kamaleśa Puṇyārka or श्री कमलेश पुण्यार्क].—This book contains a detailed discussion of the basics of Tantra and opens with a list of three times sixty-four Tantras. One such text is the महामायातन्त्रम् [mahāmāyātantram] or महामाया-तन्त्र [mahāmāyā-tantra].
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryMahāmāyātantra (महामायातन्त्र).—(compare prec., 3), name of a work: Sādhanamālā 486.3.
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: Mahamaya, Tantra.
Full-text: Buddhayat, Mahamaya, Samagata, Sambuddha, Nidra, Yoganidra, Sadharmya, Nidrasadharmya, Nirvikshepa, Nirvikshepatva.
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Varahi Tantra (English Study) (by Roberta Pamio)
The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
Part 9 - The way of meditating on all dharmas as the nature of the mandala < [A. Resolving the view]
The body in early Hatha Yoga (by Ruth Westoby)