Vimalananda, Vimalānanda, Vimala-ananda: 2 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram1) Vimalānanda (विमलानन्द) is the “secret name” of Kārpāsadeva —one of the Sixteen Siddhas according to the Kubjikānityāhnikatilaka: a derative text drawing from Tantras and other sources such as the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā.—These sixteen spiritual teachers represent the disciples of the Nine Nāthas who propagated the Western Transmission noted in the Kubjikā Tantras.—Kārpāsadeva is the Caryā name of this Nātha (i.e., the public name the Siddha uses when living as a wandering renouncer). His Gopya or “secret name” is Vimalānanda. This secret name is the one by which he is known only to fellow initiates, his teachers and disciples. It is never revealed to anybody outside the circle of initiates.
2) Vimalānanda (विमलानन्द) (=Vimalānandanātha) is another name for Bimbadevī (or Bimbadeva)—another one of the Sixteen Siddhas according to the Kubjikānityāhnikatilaka.—Bimbadevī is the Caryā name of this Nātha (i.e., the public name the Siddha uses when living as a wandering renouncer). He is alternatively known as Vimala, Vimalānanda or Vimalānandanātha according to the Siddhakhaṇḍa.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVimalānanda (विमलानन्द):—[=vi-malānanda] [from vi-mala] m. (with yogīndra) Name of a teacher, [Catalogue(s)] (da-nātha m. Name of an author; da-bhāṣya n. Name of [work])
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Vimala, Ananda, Vi.
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