Japapuja, Japapūjā, Japa-puja: 1 definition
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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramJapapūjā (जपपूजा) refers to “repetition of mantra and worship”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, [while expounding Kaula and the Nine Kaulas]—“Free of sound and touch, devoid of what is to be taken up and abandoned, what exists and what does not, the Great Kaula, the Nameless, is free of the repetition of mantra and worship (japapūjā-vinirmukta), meditation, and concentration”.
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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Shaivacintamani (analytical study) (by Swati Sucharita Pattanaik)
Part 9 - Lord Śiva in Liṅgarāja Temple < [Chapter 3: Śaiva tradition and Śaivacintāmaṇi]
Soundarya Lahari of Shri Shankara (Study) (by Seetha N.)
The Yantra method of Tantric worship < [Chapter 6 - Saundaryalahari—External modes of Worship practised]
Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 11 - The mode of worshipping Śiva < [Section 2.1 - Rudra-saṃhitā (1): Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa]
Reviews < [July – September, 1984]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 17 - Vṛtra Killed: Bali Prepares for War < [Section 1 - Kedāra-khaṇḍa]
Shakti and Shakta (by John Woodroffe)
Chapter IV - Tantra Śāstra and Veda < [Section 1 - Introductory]