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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Kadambagola (कदम्बगोल) refers to a “spherical bud (of the Kadamba tree)”, according to the commentary on the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—This Cave Dwelling, which the Ṭīkā calls the Kadamba Cave [i.e., kadambaguhā], is the Void of the Triangle that represents the goddess’s Yoni projected into the End of the Twelve above the head. It is called the Kadamba Cave because there is a Kadamba tree near to it that symbolizes the maṇḍala of which the triangle is the core. The tree is in the centre of the maṇḍala as the seed-syllable of the deity or in a potential form as its spherical bud (kadambagola) symbolizing the Point (bindu). The latter contains the four energies of bliss, will, knowledge and action. The first is the energy of the Point at rest in itself. The other three are the energies generated from it deployed in the Triangle symbolized by the Kadamba Cave [i.e., kadambaguhā].

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kadambagola (कदम्बगोल).—[masculine] Kadamba blossom (lit. globe)*

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kadambagola (कदम्बगोल):—[=kadamba-gola] [from kadamba > kad] m. a Kadamba blossom, [Mālatīmādhava]

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Kadamba, Gola.

Starts with: Kadambagolaka.

Full-text: Kadambaguha.

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