Shashthanatha, Ṣaṣṭhanātha, Shashtha-natha: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Ṣaṣṭhanātha can be transliterated into English as Sasthanatha or Shashthanatha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram1) Ṣaṣṭhanātha (षष्ठनाथ) (Cf. Ṣaṣṭhīśanātha) or simply Ṣaṣṭha is the name of a Siddha associated with Pūrṇagiri, 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 Kumārikākhaṇḍa refers to the place where the teachings were originally propagated as Uḍapīṭha. Here the three Siddhas, Oḍḍīśanātha, Ṣaṣṭhanātha and Mitranātha, received knowledge. As the first of these Siddhas presides over Oḍḍiyāṇa this may be taken to mean that Uḍapīṭha is a separate place. But the texts imply that the first of these three Siddhas remained where the original transmission took place, whereas Ṣaṣṭhanātha went to Pūrṇagiri and Mitranātha to Kāmarūpa, where they founded separate seats. [...].
Cf. Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā verse 42.16cd-19ab where Ṣaṣṭhanātha is the name of a Mūlanātha associated with the Yuga: Tretā, the Yuganātha: Meṣa; and the Sacred Seat: Pūrṇagiri.
2) Ṣaṣṭhanātha (षष्ठनाथ) is also the name of the ‘Lord of the Kula’ associated with Pūrṇagiri, one the eight Sacred Seats (pīṭha), according to the Yogakhaṇḍa (chapter 14) of the Manthānabhairavatantra.
3) Ṣaṣṭhanātha (षष्ठनाथ) is the name of the Siddha associated with Pūrṇagiri, one of the sacred seats (pīṭha), according to chapter 10 of the according to the Kularatnoddyota, one of the earliest Kubjikā Tantras.
4) Ṣaṣṭhanātha (षष्ठनाथ) (or Kuraṅgīśa) is also the name of the God (deva) associated with Pūrṇagiri.
5) Ṣaṣṭhanātha (षष्ठनाथ) refers to one of the four Lions associated with the Goddess Kulālikā, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra.
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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Partial matches: Sashtha, Natha.
Full-text (+18): Sashtha, Caryananda, Caryanandanatha, Saptama, Buddhirupin, Pradhanarupa, Devividya, Odi, Udupitha, Odipitha, Balika, Ashtadashacarya, Prastuta, Uddishanatha, Pancakshara, Madhyamolika, Madhyamauvalli, Mitranatha, Niravasesa, Sambhrita.
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