Nadiphantakrama, Nādiphāntakrama, Nadiphanta-krama: 2 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: archive.org: The Parakhya TantraNādiphāntakrama (नादिफान्तक्रम) is not an arbitrary sequence of characters but one that makes sense if derived from an arrangement of the characters of “the Kuṣāṇa and early Gupta version of the Brāhmī alphabet” such that they make up the body-parts of the goddess Mālinī. Also see Vasudeva’s discussion of the nādiphāntakrama (*2000:xli-lxii)
Source: academia.edu: Synaesthetic IconographyNādiphāntakrama (नादिफान्तक्रम) (lit. “the order of the alphabet beginning with na and ending with pha”) refers to a particular rearrangement of the Sanskrit syllabary in which vowels and consonants are intermingled in a hitherto unexplained and at firstsight random order. The Goddess Mālinī is one of two alphabet deities prominent in the Tantric system called the Trika. The mantric identity of this Goddess is the nādiphāntakrama.
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: Krama, Nadiphanta.
Full-text: Malini.
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