Samayin: 4 definitions
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Samayin 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
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram1) Samayin (समयिन्) refers to the “most common initiate”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—The samayin is established in the Rule; he exerts himself (therein). He is beloved amongst those who belong to the teache’'s clan. He is endowed with the tranquil arising (śāntodaya) (of spiritual consciousness). He abandons (the objects of attatchment), is dispassionate and possesses the Rule. Free of thought and well hidden—such is said to be the samayin.
2) Samayin (समयिन्) refers to a “follower of the rule”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra.—Accordingly, “How is (the conduct of) the follower of the Rule (samayin), the spiritual son (putraka) and the adept (sādhaka)? (What is) the state of the teacher (ācārya)? In brief, (what is) the teaching concerning the four stages of life (āśrama)”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySamayin (समयिन्).—(?) (according to Schmidt, Nachträge, eine Verab- redung habend, and m. ‘eine Art Mönch’), possibly doing what the occasion (samaya) requires: kulejanmānunmādī samayī hevajradeśakaḥ Sādhanamālā 450.1 (verse). But I suspect a corruption; the meter is śloka, and as it stands, the first syllable of this word belongs to the first pāda, the rest of it to the second! I do not recall any parallel to this.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySamāyin (समायिन्):—[=sam-āyin] [from sam-āya > sam-i] mfn. occurring together or simultaneously (cf. a-s), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
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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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Ends with: Asamayin.
Full-text (+5): Shantodaya, Prangrihastha, Grihin, Snataka, Vratavarjita, Acarya, Sadhaka, Putraka, Cumbaka, Brahmana, Vaishya, Vratin, Avratin, Shudra, Kshatriya, Parapada, Sadashivayojana, Shivayojana, Yojana, Paramakarana.
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Hindu Pluralism (by Elaine M. Fisher)
Ardhanārīśvara Dīkṣita and the Birth of Samayin Śrīvidyā < [Chapter 2 - The Making of the Smārta-Śaiva Community of South India]
Vaidika and Śaiva < [Chapter 1 - Hindu Sectarianism: Difference in Unity]
Śaṅkarācārya Worships the Goddess < [Chapter 2 - The Making of the Smārta-Śaiva Community of South India]