The Sanskrit term Paścimagṛha can be transliterated into English as Pascimagrha or Pashcimagriha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Pashchimagriha.

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Paścimagṛha (पश्चिमगृह) or simply Gṛha refers to the “western house”, according to the second recension of the Yogakhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—The Western House (gṛha) or Tradition (āmnāya) is the Kula of Kubjikā, the supreme Yoginī. Often identified with the goddess’s Yoni, which is the source of emanation, the teachings and the lineages of teachers, here it is represented as the female Liṅga, the temple of the Western tradition, the City of the Moon, the Cave and the Hermitage.

Note: The goddess is saying that her Liṅga is the triangular Yoni. Identified with the abode of her tradition, it is the ‘Western House’ (paścimagṛha). Out of all the families of Yoginīs—Yoginīkulas—it is the one, supreme Yoginīkula. Just as all the Yoginīs play in this, the ‘temple of the Western tradition’, similarly all the Yoginīs ultimately belong to this unique Yoginīkula.

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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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Partial matches: Pashcima, Griha.

Full-text: Yoginikula, Pashcimaveshman, Griha.

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