Shuddhividhi, Śuddhividhi, Shuddhi-vidhi: 1 definition

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Shuddhividhi 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 Śuddhividhi can be transliterated into English as Suddhividhi or Shuddhividhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

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Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

Śuddhividhi (शुद्धिविधि) refers to “injunctions associated with purity”, according to Tantrālokaviveka commentary on the Tantrāloka verses 4.230ab-232ab.—Accordingly, “[‘If you argue that this Śaiva rule is invalidated by the Vedic one (vaidikī), (we reply:) why shouldn’t it be the other way around?’].—[...] Considering that one may object by asking how it is that both [śāstras] are equally real, given that in certain contexts the injunction(s) associated with purity and the like (śuddhividhiśuddhyādividheḥ) are invalidated, even though they apply universally, for all people, [Abhinavagupta] says: [‘If you think about it clearly, a rule that is an exception invalidates a rule generally applied, because it applies in a particular domain’]. [...]”.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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