The Sanskrit term Māhapuraścaraṇavidhi can be transliterated into English as Mahapurascaranavidhi or Mahapurashcaranavidhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Mahapurashcaranavidhi.

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (shai)

Māhapuraścaraṇavidhi (माहपुरश्चरणविधि) refers to one of the topics discussed in the Mahāmokṣa-Tantra, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 12 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)” by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.—The Mahāmokṣatantra manuscript, consisting of 3,024 ślokas (metrical verses), is deposit: Dhaka, Vikramapura Majhapada, Babu Rasavihari Raya. It deals with the salvation, cosmogony (i.e., the order of cosmic regions) and contains a bibliography of Tantric literature.— The catalogue includes the term—Puraścaraṇavidhi in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads—53 śe paṭale,—mahāpuraścaraṇādividhiḥ .

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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.

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Partial matches: Mahapurashcarana, Vitti.

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