Samadharmini, Samadharmiṇī, Sama-dharmini: 1 definition
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In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramSamadharmiṇī (समधर्मिणी) means “having become the same” (i.e., ‘you have become as I am’), according to the second recension of the Yogakhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, as Ṛṣi Vyāsa said to the Goddess: “[...] Māyā deludes me and I am distraught due to Māyā. Your great knowledge has arisen on the mountain of Himavat who knows accomplishment and, O goddess, (it having been received) from you and offered in this way, you are today my refuge. O (goddess) my lord (svāmin), by worshipping (me you have) become as I am (samadharmiṇī). And in this (your) eighth rebirth you have energized the Command. [...]”.
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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