Tattvaprakasa, Tattva-prakasa, Tattvaprakāśa, Tattvaprakasha: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Tattvaprakāśa can be transliterated into English as Tattvaprakasa or Tattvaprakasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of ŚivaTattvaprakāśa of Tattvaprakāśa refers to one of the Tamil texts dealing with the śaivāgamas, following the ideas of main texts.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Tattvaprakāśa (तत्त्वप्रकाश) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—śaiva, attributed to Bhojadeva. L. 167. Burnell. 111^b. Mysore. 4. Oppert. Ii, 9765. Quoted in Sarvadarśanasaṃgraha Oxf. 247^a.
—[commentary] by Aghoraśivācārya. Burnell. 111^b. Mysore. 4.
Tattvaprakāśa has the following synonyms: Tattvaprakāśikā, Śivatattvaprakāśikā.
2) Tattvaprakāśa (तत्त्वप्रकाश):—and—[commentary] by Aghoraśiva. read Burnell. 111^a.
3) Tattvaprakāśa (तत्त्वप्रकाश):—śaiva, in 12 Kalpa, by Jñānānanda. Hpr. 1, 137 (Kalpa 1). Hz. 1227. C. by Aghoraśivācārya. Hz. 1228 p. 120.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryTattvaprakāśa (तत्त्वप्रकाश):—[=tat-tva-prakāśa] [from tat-tva > tat] m. ‘light of true principles’, Name of a [commentator or commentary] [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha vii]
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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: Prakasha, Tattva.
Starts with: Tattvaprakashana, Tattvaprakashastotra, Tattvaprakashavivarana.
Ends with: Atmatattvaprakasha, Dharmatattvaprakasha, Dikshatattvaprakasha, Kundatattvaprakasha, Mantratattvaprakasha, Pancatattvaprakasha, Panchatattvaprakasha, Ramatattvaprakasha, Sapindyatattvaprakasha, Sautaramatattvaprakasha, Shabdatattvaprakasha, Shaivatattvaprakasha, Shivashtamurtitattvaprakasha, Shivatattvaprakasha, Siddhantadipe tattvaprakasha, Sitaramatattvaprakasha, Smrititattvaprakasha, Tarkasamgrahatattvaprakasha, Yogatattvaprakasha.
Full-text (+10): Siddhantadipe tattvaprakasha, Bhavadipa, Ramatattvaprakasha, Shivashtamurtitattvaprakasha, Shaivatattvaprakasha, Tarkasamgraha, Shabdatattvaprakasha, Yogatattvaprakasha, Pancatattvaprakasha, Dharmatattvaprakasha, Smrititattvaprakasha, Sitaramatattvaprakasha, Mantratattvaprakasha, Mantratattvanetra, Shivatattvaprakashika, Sundariratnavali, Abhinavacandrika, Tattvapadavi, Bhavarupa, Tatparyadipika.
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