Pashupatasutra, Pāśupatasūtra, Pashupata-sutra: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Pāśupatasūtra can be transliterated into English as Pasupatasutra or Pashupatasutra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Pāśupatasūtra (पाशुपतसूत्र), which may be as early as the 4th century AD, is the earliest textual source of the Pāśupata cult. There the cult is centered on Rudra who is Paśupati—the Lord of the Creatures. He has five aspects, the mantras of which are drawn from the Taittarīyāraṇyaka and recorded in the Pāśupatasūtra. These five later developed in the Siddhānta Āgamas as the five faces of Sadāśiva, one of which is Aghora, who was identified with Svacchandabhairava and retained his mantra.
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: Sutra, Pashupata, Vinayasutra.
Full-text (+13): Vanaprastha, Pashanda, Pravancana, Siddhartha, Grihastha, Brahmacari, Sannyasin, Vismapana, Atidatta, Atitapta, Atyagati, Atishta, Shadashrama, Anupalabdha, Anavadhrita, Lingavat, Ashramalinga, Avyakta, Brahma, Karanapancaka.
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Saura-purana (analytical study) (by Priyanku Chakraborty)
Part 3.6 - The Pāśupata-sūtra and the Saura-purāṇa < [Chapter 4 - The Vedic and other Elements as Reflected in the Saura-purāṇa]
Part 6.2.5 - Merits of the position of Gāṇapatya < [Chapter 2 - A Brief Discourse on the Saura-purāṇa]
Part 5 - Problems / research questions < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Lakulisha-Pashupata (Philosophy and Practice) (by Geetika Kaw Kher)
Overall Structure and Methodological considerations < [Introduction]
Introducing Lakulisa-Pasupata philosophy < [Chapter 4 - The Philosophical Context]
Shaiva Tantra: A way of Self-awareness (by L. N. Sharma)
6. On liberation (moksha) < [Chapter 1 - The doctrinal background]
Svacchandatantra (history and structure) (by William James Arraj)
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 5 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 1 - The Doctrine of the Pāśupata-sūtras < [Chapter XXXVIII - Śaiva Philosophy in some of the Important texts]
Part 1 - The Literature and History of Southern Śaivism < [Chapter XXXIV - Literature of Southern Śaivism]
Part 3 - Māṇikka-vāchakar and Śaiva Siddhānta < [Chapter XXXVIII - Śaiva Philosophy in some of the Important texts]
The Saiva Philosophy in the Siva-Purana < [Purana, Volume 7, Part 1 (1965)]
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