Mulayaga, Mula-yaga, Mūlayāga: 2 definitions
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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric TraditionsMūlayāga (मूलयाग) refers to the “root pantheon”, according to the Brahmayāmala-tantra (or Picumata), an early 7th century Śaiva text consisting of twelve-thousand verses.—While the padmamālāvidhi represents a basic template for ritual and the empowerment of the body, ritual may be patterned by divergent pantheons, especially the practitioner’s personal pantheon (svayāga), a configuration of the mantra-deities established through initiation. These personalized inflections of the root pantheon (the mūlayāga) are nine in number, based on the predominance of each of the nine major deities in turn. [...]
Source: Semantic Scholar: The Brahmayāmalatantra (dissertation)Mūlayāga (मूलयाग) refers to the “root pantheon” (of the Brahmayāmala) according to the Brahmayāmalatantra (or Picumata), an early 6th century Śaiva text consisting of twelve-thousand verses.—[Cf. Yāgavidhi]—Gṛhayāga, or the worship performed in a shrine utilizing the Nine Pantheons (navayāga), appears to be the normative form of daily worship. This subject is taught in Brahmayāmala xxix (from verse 193), which explains installation of the pantheons in the context of shrine worship. Brahmayāmala XXIX’s primary subject is however the mūlayāga-vidhi, “ritual procedure of the root pantheon,” for which it teaches an elaborate maṇḍala distinct from that of the mahāyāga of Brahmayāmala III.
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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