Shaddhatuvadin, Shaddhatu-vadin, Ṣaḍdhātuvādin, Ṣaḍdhātuvādī, Shaddhatu-vadi, Shaddhatuvadi: 1 definition
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Shaddhatuvadin means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit terms Ṣaḍdhātuvādin and Ṣaḍdhātuvādī can be transliterated into English as Saddhatuvadin or Shaddhatuvadin or Saddhatuvadi or Shaddhatuvadi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaiva philosophy
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (philosophy)Ṣaḍdhātuvādin (षड्धातुवादिन्) refers to “(one upholding) the theory of the six elements”, according to Utpaladeva’s Vivṛti on Īśvarapratyabhijñākārikā 1.5.6.—Accordingly, “[...] For it is not [universally acknowledged that] no [perception] at all can be accounted for without speculating about the [imperceptible] sense organs; thus some propound the theory of the six elements (ṣaḍdhātuvādin) while not taking the sense organs into account in any way, [and] others defend the theory of the two [sorts of combinations of four elements—namely, the sort that produces consciousness and the one that does not—without taking imperceptible sense organs into account either]. [...]”
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Partial matches: Vadi, Shaddhatu, Vati.
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