The Sanskrit term Tūṣṇīnātha can be transliterated into English as Tusninatha or Tushninatha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

1) Tūṣṇīnātha (तूष्णीनाथ) refers to the first Siddha (ādisiddha) of the Kubjikā school, according to the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “All this has been explained in the auspicious and venerable Kubjīmata of twenty-four thousand verses. Here it has been just somewhat mentioned. O great goddess, (this), the heart of the Supreme Lord should be kept secret. O fair one, this division is the Kādi division that has come forth from the First Face (ādivaktra) and has come, O mistress of the gods, through the tradition of Tūṣṇīnātha.”

2) Tūṣṇīnātha (तूष्णीनाथ) is the name of the ‘Lord of the Kula’ associated with Tisra, one the eight Sacred Seats (pīṭha), according to the Yogakhaṇḍa (chapter 14) of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Tushni, Natha.

Full-text: Maunisha, Tushni, Yugadhikarin, Navaputra, Mahogracarya, Ugracarya, Adhikarin, Caryanandanatha, Minisha, Caryananda, Adishakti, Adivaktra.

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