Upadhidhyana, Upādhidhyāna, Upadhi-dhyana: 1 definition
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Upadhidhyana 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.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramUpādhidhyāna (उपाधिध्यान) refers to “meditation and limitations”, according to the Kularatnoddyota, one of the earliest Kubjikā Tantras.—Darśana, which literally means `vision, insight, and seeing', in this sense is `a meeting with the being who is seen and who sees'. Moreover, it has the added connotation in that context of a spiritual ‘vision’. For example, the god in the Kularatnoddyota describes the second of a number of forms of the goddess, saying to her that it is the ‘direct vision of you that is free of the attributes of form and the like and devoid of meditation and limitations (upādhidhyāna)’.
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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