Mahashunyanivasini, Mahāśūnyanivāsinī, Mahashunya-nivasini: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Mahāśūnyanivāsinī can be transliterated into English as Mahasunyanivasini or Mahashunyanivasini, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramMahāśūnyanivāsinī (महाशून्यनिवासिनी) (Cf. Mahāśūnyanivāsin) refers to “she who resides in the great Void”, according to the Kularatnoddyota verse 2.29-33.—Accordingly, “O (goddess whose) face is beloved (to all)! You who move within (me) and outside (me)! Supreme one who is both supreme (transcendent) and inferior (immanent)! Divine one who resides in the great Void (mahāśūnyanivāsinī)! Do you not know, O large eyed one, that you are, just as I am, without either beginning or end? Such (also) is this Krama lineage that has come down through the sequence of the series (of teachers). [...]”.
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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Partial matches: Mahashunya, Nivasini.
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