Shuddhisanketa, Shuddhi-samketa, Śuddhisaṃketa, Śuddhisaṅketa, Shuddhi-sanketa, Shuddhisamketa: 1 definition

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Shuddhisanketa 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 terms Śuddhisaṃketa and Śuddhisaṅketa can be transliterated into English as Suddhisamketa or Shuddhisamketa or Suddhisanketa or Shuddhisanketa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

[«previous next»] — Shuddhisanketa in Shaktism glossary
Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Śuddhisaṅketa (शुद्धिसङ्केत) refers to the “convention of the purification (of the teachers)”, according to the Ṭīkā (commentary) on the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā..—Accordingly, “(Giving this knowledge) to one who has no initiation, no hereafter, lineage, transmission of the teachers, no worship of the Kulakrama and is devoid of the Convention of the Flower and that of the purification of the teachers (guru-śuddhisaṅketa) is like sowing the seeds of wheat, lentils and the like on barren ground, that is, on stones. It bears no fruit. Or else, it is like the flower (of menses). [...]”.

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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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