![]() The most common aspects of Devi found in Shaktism include Durga, Kali, Saraswati, Lakshmi, Parvati and Tripurasundari. The pantheon of goddesses in Shaktism grew after the decline of Buddhism in India, wherein Hindu and Buddhist goddesses were combined to form the Mahavidya, a list of ten goddesses. It consists of the Vidyapitha and Kulamārga. Shaktism is known for its various sub-traditions of tantra, as well as a galaxy of goddesses with respective systems. The Devi Mahatmya in particular, is considered in Shaktism to be as important as the Bhagavad Gita. In addition, it reveres the texts Devi Mahatmya, the Devi-Bhagavata Purana, Kalika Purana and Shakta Upanishads such as the Devi Upanishad. ![]() The Sruti and Smriti texts of Hinduism are an important historical framework of the Shaktism tradition. Shaktism has different sub-traditions, ranging from those focused on most worshipped Durga, gracious Parvati to that of fierce Kali. It includes many goddesses, all considered aspects of the same supreme goddess. 'doctrine of energy, power, the eternal goddess') is one of several major Hindu denominations, wherein the metaphysical reality is considered metaphorically a woman and Shakti ( Mahadevi) is regarded as the supreme godhead. Shaktism ( Sanskrit: शाक्त, IAST: Śākta, lit.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |