The Sanskrit term Pratyakśāstra can be transliterated into English as Pratyaksastra or Pratyakshastra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa (p)

Pratyakśāstra (प्रत्यक्शास्त्र) refers to “that (philosophy) which can be verified at every stage”.—Tantra could mean the essence of a thing. It was deemed as the essence of Shastric wisdom. It could mean a set of doctrines, practices, mystic syllables, metaphysical enquiry and the like. [...] The Tantra Śāstra is hailed as a pratyakśāstra which like Medicine and Astrology, can be verified at every stage. The followers of this system, call upon aspirants to practise the injunctions in a graded system corresponding to their potential. In the first stage, one is to worship the deity externally with flowers, incense, offerings and so on. This is followed by japa or repetition, which is meditating upon the form of the deity denoted by the mantra, which must be repeated with utmost faith, devotion, total surrender and perception of the divine form in mind. [...]

context information

Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Partial matches: Shastra, Pratyanc.

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