Shaktishodasha, Śaktiṣoḍaśa, Shakti-shodasha: 1 definition
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Shaktishodasha 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.
The Sanskrit term Śaktiṣoḍaśa can be transliterated into English as Saktisodasa or Shaktishodasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramŚaktiṣoḍaśa (शक्तिषोडश) [=ṣoḍaśaśakti?] refers to the “sixteen energies”, according to the Śāmbhavakramasūtra verse 4.271cd-276ab.— Accordingly, “Śāmbhava is common to all things (and to all the Kaula traditions sarvasāmānya). [...] Endowed with the sixteen Śāmbhava and adorned with sixteen energies (śaktiṣoḍaśa), the Śāmbhava lord resides there. He is the final dawning (of reality) from the west. The Śāmbhava plane is above the fifty worlds. The Western (tradition) is the Śāmbhava abode, that is the east, the west and the middle one. Everything is the sequence in the form of mantras and is free of (both) duality and non-duality”.
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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