Vatulagama, Vatula-agama, Vātulāgama: 4 definitions
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Vatulagama 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
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: ŚaivismVātulāgama (वातुलागम):—One of the 28 Śaivāgamas. This is one of the eight Āgamas that were proclaimed to the world by the Īśāna face (of Śiva).
Source: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of ŚivaVātulāgama (वातुलागम) or simply Vātula refers to one of the twenty-eight Siddhāntāgama: a classification of the Śaiva division of Śaivāgamas. The Śaivāgamas represent the wisdom that has come down from lord Śiva, received by Pārvatī and accepted by Viṣṇu. The Śaivāgamas are divided into four groups viz. Śaiva, Pāśupata, Soma and Lākula. Śaiva is further divided in to Dakṣiṇa, Vāma and Siddhānta (e.g., vātula-āgama).
According to the pratisaṃhitā theory of Āgama origin and relationship (sambandha), it was Sadāśiva who first imparted the Vātulāgama through parasambandha to Śiva, who then imparted it through mahānsambandha to Mahākāla who then, through divya-sambandha, transmitted it to the Devas who, through divyādivya-sambandha, transmitted it to the Ṛṣis who finally, through adivya-sambandha, revealed the Vātulāgama to human beings (Manuṣya). (also see Anantaśambhu’s commentary on the Siddhāntasārāvali of Trilocanaśivācārya)
The Upāgamas for Vātulāgama are: Vātula, Vātulottara, Kālajñāna, Prarohita, Sarva, Dharmātmaka, Śreṣṭha, Nitya, Śuddha, Mahānana, Viśva and Viśvātmaka. The purpose of revealing Upāgamas is to explain more elaborately than that of Mūlāgamas and to include any new idea if not dealt in Mūlāgamas.
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: archive.org: A History of Indian PhilosophyVātulāgama from Adyar with commentary seems to be almost identical with the Vātulāgama of the Mysore Oriental Research Institute, only with this difference that the Vātulāgama of Mysore contains more verses in the concluding tenth chapter in which the Vīra-śaiva doctrine is praised above other Śaiva doctrines. But the original beginning is more or less like the general Śaiva doctrine as may be found in Tattva-prakāśikā with Aghora-śivācārya’s commentary.
The supplementary portion of Vātulāgama introduces the doctrine of liṅga-dhāraṇa of the Vīra-śaivas, but does not say anything about its specific philosophy or about its other doctrines associated with ṣaṭ-sthala.
Languages of India and abroad
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVātulāgama (ವಾತುಲಾಗಮ):—[noun] = ವಾತುಲ [vatula]2 - 2.
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Vātuḷāgama (ವಾತುಳಾಗಮ):—[noun] = ವಾತುಲ [vatula]2 - 2.
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Vātūlāgama (ವಾತೂಲಾಗಮ):—[noun] = ವಾತುಲ [vatula]2 - 2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vatula, Agama.
Full-text (+60): Mahakala, Dharmatmaka, Vishva, Vatulottara, Vishvatmaka, Nitya, Kalajnana, Shreshtha, Prarohita, Mahanana, Kirata, Ekapada, Gajari, Vighnaprasada, Nrittarupakamurti, Vighnaprasadamurti, Ekapadamurti, Sukhavaha, Nrittarupaka, Sharva.
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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 5 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 6 - Vātulāgama < [Chapter XXXIV - Literature of Southern Śaivism]
Part 1 - History and Literature of Vīra-śaivism < [Chapter XXXV - Vīra-śaivism]
Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra (by T. S. Syamkumar)
1.3. Expiatory Rites in Sārdhatriśatikālottara-āgama < [Chapter 2 - Expiatory Rites in Āgamic Literature]
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