Samanyaspanda, Sāmānyaspanda, Samanya-spanda: 1 definition
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Samanyaspanda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram (shaivism)Sāmānyaspanda (सामान्यस्पन्द) refers to the “representation of the universal activity of consciousness”, according to Abhinavagupta’s Tantrāloka verse 3.247-249 and 250cd-251ab.—[...] The core of the Krama system on which Abhinavagupta focuses is a cycle of Twelve Kālīs. Essentially, they represent the usual Krama cycle of creation, persistence, and destruction in each of these domains along with Anākhyā that contains them. [...] Within the framework of the Trika Kula elaborated by Abhinava, they are the most complete and perfect representation of the universal activity of consciousness (sāmānyaspanda). They are the process that is consciousness, its primary cycle and the Wheel of Energies that contains all other possible cycles and configurations. [...]
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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