Nishvasatattvasamhita, Niśvāsatattvasaṃhitā, Nishvasatattva-samhita: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Niśvāsatattvasaṃhitā can be transliterated into English as Nisvasatattvasamhita or Nishvasatattvasamhita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: Goddess Traditions in Tantric HinduismNiśvāsatattvasaṃhitā (निश्वासतत्त्वसंहिता) or simply Niśvāsa probably represents the oldest surviving tantric Śaiva scripture (as early as the fifth century C.E.).—The most fascinating material is present in the Niśvāsa’s treatment of cosmology (i.e., cosmogony and cosmography)—subjects expounded in a variety of contexts, especially those of initiation—and to the origins of mantra, scripture, and language. The cosmology of the Niśvāsa has been the subject of groundbreaking studies by Sanderson (2006) and Goodall (forthcoming), who demonstrate that the universe of the Niśvāsa’s Mūlasūtra consists of an ascending hierarchy of worlds (bhuvanas), rather than the ontic levels or tattvas which come to characterize more developed systems.
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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Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra (by T. S. Syamkumar)
1.1. Expiatory Rites in Niśvāsatattvasaṃhitā < [Chapter 2 - Expiatory Rites in Āgamic Literature]
3. Dynamics of Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra < [Chapter 4 - Socio-Cultural aspects of Expiatory Rites]
1. Expiatory Rites in Śaiva Texts (Introduction) < [Chapter 2 - Expiatory Rites in Āgamic Literature]
Reverberations of Dharmakirti’s Philosophy (by Birgit Kellner)
Dharmakīrti on the Role of Salvific Initiation
Kṣemarāja’s Response to Dharmakīrti’s Critique of Initiation
Devi Tantra, Mantra, Yantra (study) (by Srider Basudevan Iyer)
Worship involving Women < [Chapter 4 - Worship and The Worshipper]
The body in early Hatha Yoga (by Ruth Westoby)
Sex without conception and abortion < [Chapter 4 - ‘I will slay your red dragon’]
Hindu Pluralism (by Elaine M. Fisher)
Vaidika and Śaiva < [Chapter 1 - Hindu Sectarianism: Difference in Unity]
Śrīvidyā and society in Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita’s Saubhāgyacandrātapa < [Chapter 2 - The Making of the Smārta-Śaiva Community of South India]
The sites of Multilingual Literary production in Nāyaka-period South India < [Chapter 4 - The Language Games of Śiva]
On the use of Human remains in Tibetan ritual objects (by Ayesha Fuentes)
Formative sources for ritualized charnel asceticism < [Chapter 2 - The use of skulls and bone ornaments]