Shaktyashraya, Śaktyāśraya, Shakti-ashraya: 1 definition
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Shaktyashraya 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 Śaktyāśraya can be transliterated into English as Saktyasraya or Shaktyashraya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramŚaktyāśraya (शक्त्याश्रय) refers to “ground of the energy (of one’s own will)”, according to the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “The face called ‘Unborn’ is on the plane of the End of the Twelve. It is the supreme, eternally active Brahman who is born from the abode of all the energies. It is Nirvāṇa, the qualitiless, tranquil and faultless Bliss of Stillness. Know that that is Śiva, the all-pervasive Lord who is the ground of the energy of his own will (svecchā-śaktyāśraya). Inexplicable and beyond the three (levels of) Speech, he (can only be) praised indirectly”.
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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