Patravidhi, Pātravidhi, Patra-vidhi: 2 definitions
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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Pātravidhi (पात्रविधि) refers to one of the four Atimārga vidhi texts possibly sharing a common source.—Though śaktipāta (i.e., the “descent of power”) is very much a term particular to the Tantric phase of Śaivism, hints of the doctrine may be found in pre-Tantric sources. The recent discovery of four previously unknown Atimārga vidhi texts by Diwakar Acharya is significant in this regard. The date of these texts—called the Prāyaścittavidhi, Pātravidhi, Anteṣṭividhi, and Saṃskāravidhi—is unknown. The manuscripts have been dated to the fourteenth century by Acharya, but the texts (or portions of them) are clearly considerably older, because quotations from them have been found in the Ratnaṭīkā and Kauṇḍinya’s fourth-century Pañcārtha-bhāṣya (Acharya 2007: 27), though the possibility of a common source, now lost, cannot be ruled out. All four texts [e.g., Pātra-vidhi] invoke Lakulīśa, and align with what is known of the Pāśupatas from the previously extent sources.
Pātravidhi (पात्रविधि) is the name of a manual (vidhi) of the Lakulīśa Pāśupata school of Śaivism. It deals with purification of the initiate’s vessel (pātra) and other concerned issues. Centring on the issue of the vessel, the present text describes how an ascetic initiated to the Pāśupata system should lead his life. The Pātravidhi, even though classified as a “Śaiva sectarian legal manual”, strategically adopts the literary genre, legalistic structure, and authoritative voice of Dharmaśāstra.
Note: The Pātravidhi is the second of the four Lakulīśa-Pāśupata vidhis preserved in a palm-leaf manuscript from the National Archives, Kathmandu. (Cf. Tantric Studies in Memory of Hélène Brunner in 2007). The author of these texts appears to be a certain Gārgya. (Cf. Acharya 2007:27)
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: Patra, Vitti.
Full-text (+324): Valita-patra-vidhi, Vidhi-patra, Kamsya, Ghora, Patana, Mahabhaya, Apamana, Kamsyabhajana, Sarvaduhkha, Bhajana, Dushtanna, Naraka, Samyata, Kupathya, Dustara, Prayojaka, Anupalambha, Pramadatah, Kutaushadha, Kutamantra.
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