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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (philosophy)

Vaitatya (वैतत्य) refers to “(spatial) extendedness”, according to the Īśvarapratyabhijñāvivṛtivimarśinī 2.140.—Accordingly, “And [spatial] extendedness (vaitatya), which [consists in] being differentiated into parts according to the directions, is ‘[not possible] if [this pot] is thus made of atoms’”.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vaitatya (वैतत्य).—Great extension.

Derivable forms: vaitatyam (वैतत्यम्).

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

Vaitatya (वैतत्य):—n. ([from] vi-tata) great extension, [Śukasaptati]

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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.

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Concept of Mind in the Major Upanishads (by Gisha K. Narayanan)

7(a). The Concept of Mind in the Māṇḍūkyopaniṣad < [Chapter 4 - The concept of Mind in the Major Upaniṣads]

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