Pudgalatma, Pudgala-atma, Pudgala-atman, Pudgalātmā, Pudgalātman, Pudgalatman: 1 definition
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In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram1) Pudgalātmā (पुद्गलात्मा) refers to the “soul”.—[...] Mṛtyuñjaya, otherwise known as Amṛteśvara (lit. ‘the Lord of Nectar’ which is also a name of the moon), is white and pours jars of lunar nectar onto himself. His close association with the moon, the lord of medicinal herbs, is evident in the prescription that one should recite Mrtyuñjaya’s mantra thinking the soul (pudgalātmā) to be immersed in the nectar of the rising moon.
2) Pudgalātman (पुद्गलात्मन्) refers to the “Famous Self” representing one of the five ‘measures’ unfolding the thirty-six metaphysical principles, according to the Ṭīkā (commentary) on the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—[...] The stages in the ascent to the End of the Twelve [i.e., dvādaśānta] are understood as phases of the utterance of the syllable OṂ. The texts present the stages of the ascent up to the End of the Sixteen [i.e., ṣoḍaśānta] in a number of ways. The first is found in the Ṭīkā. There we are told that there are five measures, each corresponding to a type of Self (ātman) that pervades a number of finger-breadths of the body as follows: [5) Pudgalātman—Individual Self: extends from four fingers below the Heart, between the Wheels (called) the City of Jewels (maṇipura) and Unstruck Sound (anāhata) up to the energy in the Cavity of Brahmā for 40 fingers, ...]. [...]. All thirty-six metaphysical Principles are perceived along with the pervasion of the first five.
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: Pudgala, Atman.
Full-text: Pancatmaka.
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