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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Tantrabheda (तन्त्रभेद) refers to the “tantric division” of the five praṇavas, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Although rooted in the originally male-oriented Śaiva tradition, the Five Praṇavas are commonly understood in the later sources to be female energies and are accordingly referred to collectively as the ‘fivefold Kaulikī Vidyā’ and so is not part of the earliest presentations in the Kubjikā Tantras, although it is an emergent possibility. The Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā distinguishes the basic Five Praṇavas from another set of Five Praṇavas to which it refers as being of the Kaula type, with respect to the former that are of the Tantric type (tantrabheda).

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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.

India history and geography

Source: Baba Updravinath's blog: Tantra Yoga Sadhana

Tantrabheda (तन्त्रभेद) or Tantrabhedatantra is the name of a Tantra mentioned in association with the Saundaryalaharī and Vāmakeśvara-tantra and a (further unknown) book in the possession of Kamlesh Punyark [=Śrī Kamaleśa Puṇyārka or श्री कमलेश पुण्यार्क].—This book contains a detailed discussion of the basics of Tantra and opens with a list of three times sixty-four Tantras. One such text is the तन्त्रभेद-तन्त्रम् [tantrabheda-tantram] or तन्त्र-भेद [tantra-bheda].

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Tantrabheda (तन्त्रभेद) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—tantra. Quoted by Gaurīkānta Oxf. 109^a.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tantrabheda (तन्त्रभेद):—[=tantra-bheda] [from tantra > tan] m. Name of a Tantra, [Ānanda-laharī 31 [Scholiast or Commentator]]

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Tantrabheda in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Bheda, Tantra.

Starts with: Tantrabhedatantra.

Full-text: Tantradarpana, Tantrabhedatantra.

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Varahi Tantra (English Study) (by Roberta Pamio)

Different lists of Bhairava and Kaula Tantras

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Srikara Bhashya (commentary) (by C. Hayavadana Rao)

Part 8 - Sripati’s Learning and Profundity

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