Udupitha, Uḍupīṭha, Udu-pitha: 1 definition

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Uḍupīṭha (उडुपीठ) (Cf. Oḍupīṭha) or simply Uḍu is the name of a sacred seat referring to Oḍḍiyāna or the ‘seat of OṂ’ (oṃkārapīṭha), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā..—The Kumārikākhaṇḍa refers to the place where the teachings were originally propagated as Uḍapīṭha. Here the three Siddhas, Oḍḍīśanātha, Ṣaṣṭhanātha and Mitranātha, received knowledge. As the first of these Siddhas presides over Oḍḍiyāṇa this may be taken to mean that Uḍapīṭha is a separate place. But the texts imply that the first of these three Siddhas remained where the original transmission took place, whereas Ṣaṣṭhanātha went to Pūrṇagiri and Mitranātha to Kāmarūpa, where they founded separate seats. Again, we find that the first sacred seat, which is normally said to be Oḍḍiyāna or the ‘seat of OṂ’ (oṃkārapīṭha), is also called Uḍu [Uḍupīṭha] or Oḍī [Oḍīpīṭha].

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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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