The Sanskrit term Vidyāpīṭhapratiṣṭhā can be transliterated into English as Vidyapithapratistha or Vidyapithapratishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: eScholarship: The descent of scripture: a history of the Kamikagama

Vidyāpīṭhapratiṣṭhā (विद्यापीठप्रतिष्ठा) refers to the “installation of the throne of knowledge”, according to the Kāmikāgama: an ancient Śaiva Āgama scripture in 12,000 Sanskrit verses dating to at least the 5th century and represented as an encyclopedic account of ritual instructions (kriyāpāda).—In modern print editions, the Kāmika-āgama is structured in two major parts. The Uttarabhāga consists of 98 chapters (paṭalas) [...] In Chapters 67 to 71, we find accounts of the installation of the throne of knowledge (vidyāpīṭhapratiṣṭhā), the installation of Śiva’s ten divine weapons, Śiva’s trident, the installation of a “lion’s seat”, and the installation of a chariot for festival processions.

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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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Partial matches: Pratishtha, Vidyapitha.

Full-text: Vidyapitha.

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