The Sanskrit term Lokadharmiṇīdīkṣā can be transliterated into English as Lokadharminidiksa or Lokadharminidiksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

Lokadharmiṇīdīkṣā (लोकधर्मिणीदीक्षा) or simply Lokadharmiṇī refers to the “initiation which contains/adheres to the lokadharma”.—The lokadharma denoting the sphere of observance that Śaiva sources consistently define as the exoteric religion of śruti and smṛti, that is to say the domain of the Brahmanical householder. Unlike the nirbīja-dīkṣā, access to the lokadharmiṇī initiation is not limited to specific groups, and in its original context, the initiation is mainly benefit-oriented: a lokadharmī initiate is said to pursue mundane spiritual goals before attaining some kind of divine status. He does so by means of the merit procured through lay worship, and not through Śaiva rites that require the propitiation of mantras.

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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: Diksa, Lokadharmini.

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