Vidyapada, Vidyāpāda, Vidya-pada: 1 definition
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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of ŚivaVidyāpāda (विद्यापाद) or Jñānapāda refers to one of the four divisions of the Śaivāgamas, one of the three classes of āgamas (traditionally communicated wisdom).—The vidyāpāda deals with the metaphysical aspects of Śaiva school of philosophy. It describes the nature of three entity viz. Pati, Paśu and Pāśa. Pati is the absolute, Paśu is the human being and Pāśa is the controlling factor that is hiding the conscious of soul in reaching the absolute. The testimonies and all other philosophical aspects are also dealt in this section.
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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Partial matches: Pada, Vidya, Pata.
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Kashyapa Shilpa-shastra (study) (by K. Vidyuta)
5.1. The four sections of the Āgamas < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Reverberations of Dharmakirti’s Philosophy (by Birgit Kellner)
Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra (by T. S. Syamkumar)
Introduction (Expiatory Rites in Āgamic Literature) < [Chapter 2 - Expiatory Rites in Āgamic Literature]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 5 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 2 - The Agama Literature and its Philosophical Perspective < [Chapter XXXIV - Literature of Southern Śaivism]
Book Reviews < [October 1990 – December, 1990]