Mandalakoddyota, Maṇḍalakoddyota, Mandalaka-uddyota: 1 definition

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Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Maṇḍalakoddyota (मण्डलकोद्द्योत) [=maṇḍaloddyota?] refers to the “radiance of the maṇḍala”, 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, “[...] Above it, divided into hidden and revealed, are the twelve accomplishments. Conjoined to the Krama of Twenty-eight, it is adorned with the three Lineages. There, the radiance of the maṇḍala [e.g., maṇḍalakoddyota] is encompassed by the group of the eight Lions (of the Mothers of the Kulas). (It is endowed with) the group of eight Houses, Kulācāra, the eight sacred seats and the sixty-four energies and is the arising of the sequence of eighty-six. It is the Śrīparākula, adorned with the twenty-seven depositions. [...]

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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.

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