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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

Niruddhendriya (निरुद्धेन्द्रिय) refers to “holding one’s senses back (from the objects of the senses)”, according to the Guhyasūtra chapter 3.—Accordingly, “[...] If one torments the body with rain, cold and heat, …, devoted to recitation (japarata) and meditation, this is called the Great Observance. A woman skilled in the pleasures of love-making, endowed with beauty and youth; such a woman one should procure, holding one’s senses back from the objects of the senses (niruddhendriya-gocara), and one should kiss and embrace [her], placing the penis upon her sex while remaining focussed upon recitation and meditation—one performs [thus] the Sword-Blade Observance. If one should succumb to the control of desire, then one certainly falls into hell. [...]”.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Niruddhēṃdriya (ನಿರುದ್ಧೇಂದ್ರಿಯ):—[noun] = ನಿರುದ್ಧಕರಣ [niruddhakarana]2.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Indriya, Imdriya, Niruddha.

Full-text: Gocara, Niruddha.

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