Shashthananda, Ṣaṣṭhānanda, Shashtha-ananda: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Ṣaṣṭhānanda can be transliterated into English as Sasthananda or Shashthananda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramṢaṣṭhānanda (षष्ठानन्द) refers to one of the Sixteen Siddhas according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—These sixteen spiritual teachers represent the disciples of the Nine Nāthas who propagated the Western Transmission noted in the Kubjikā Tantras. According to the lunar symbolism of the Kulakaulinīmata, these these sixteen teachers are the rays of the moon. This specific list of Sixxteen Siddhas [e.g., Ṣaṣṭhānanda] is found in the Kumārikākhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra.
Ṣaṣṭhānanda is the Caryā name of this Nātha (i.e., the public name the Siddha uses when living as a wandering renouncer). Bhojadeva is further associated with the following: (1) Pūjā or worship-name: Śrīmudra (as one of the “five pure ones”) (alternatively, Traipura/Bhava); (2) Divine counterpart: Ṣaṣṭhānanda; (3) Location in the body: Navel (alternatively, Forehead/bindusthāna or Blood); (4) Lineage: The lineage of the child (siddhānvaya); (5) Teacher: Kamalānanda.
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: Sashtha, Ananda, Cashta.
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Full-text: Shrimudra, Blood, Forehead, Navel, Bindusthana, Siddhanvaya.
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