In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Rekhinī (रेखिनी) refers to “one who is a straight line”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “O you who reside at the End of the Eighteen! (You are) also beyond the state of the Transmental. You are Śāmbhavī who awakens Śambhu. O you who are the great (energies of) will, action and knowledge—(you are the parts, goddesses and energies of the Triangle, that is) the straight line [i.e., rekhinī], the coiled one (kuṇḍalī), the one called Vāmā; the Raudrī of the universe, you are Śivā and are called Ambikā. [...]”.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Rekhin (रेखिन्):—[from rekha] mfn. having lines on the hand, lined (bahu-r), [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

[Sanskrit to German]

Rekhin in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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