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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

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Sthitirūpa (स्थितिरूप) refers to a “fixed form”, according to Śitikaṇṭha’s Mahānayaprakāśa.—Accordingly, “Śākinī who is born from the one sacred seat (that contains the entire flux—Krama—of the energies of consciousness) is endowed by means of (the following) eight forms with the most excellent contemplation and brings about repose in the (well) practiced place above and below. These places are eight. (Coming forth) from the Foundation of Birth by the emergence of the vital breath of the Root (kunda), it brings it to rest in the upward flowing rise (of the vital breath) in the end of the channel of the navel. (Then it assumes) a fixed form (sthitirūpa) at the end of the cavity of the Heart and in the mouth and palate by checking the upward and downward movement (of the breath). [...]”.

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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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