Shaktism

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Shaktism is a major Hindu tradition that centers on the worship of the Divine Mother (Shakti) as the supreme, all-encompassing cosmic power.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Shaktism canonical 45
Shakta Tantra 2
Tantric Shaktism 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu denomination
Hindu tradition
religious tradition
associatedDeity Tripura Sundari
surface form: Bhuvaneshwari

Chandi
Devi
surface form: Durga

Kali
Lalita
surface form: Lalita Tripurasundari

Mahavidyas
Devi
surface form: Parvati
coreBelief Shakti is the all-encompassing cosmic power
Brahman
surface form: Shakti is the supreme reality
coreDeity Devi
surface form: Divine Mother

Devi
surface form: Shakti
cosmologyView universe is manifestation of Shakti
geographicPresence People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh

India
Nepal
Sri Lanka
goal moksha
union with the Divine Mother
importantFestival Durga Puja
Kali Puja
Navaratri
majorBranch Kalikula
Srikula
majorText Devi Bhagavata Purana
Devi Mahatmya
Lalita Sahasranama
Saundarya Lahari
Shakta Upanishads
Tantras
philosophicalOrientation monistic
monotheistic
panentheistic
relatedTradition Shaivism
Smartism
Vaishnavism
religion Hinduism
templeType Shakti Peetha
usesRitual Tantric rituals
mantra
puja
yantra
viewOfShiva Shiva
surface form: Shiva is Shakti’s consort

Shiva is powerless without Shakti
worshipFocus Devi
Divine feminine
goddess

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Hinduism hasMajorTradition Shaktism
Sri Yantra tradition Shaktism
Smartism contrastedWith Shaktism
Devi veneratedIn Shaktism
Shaivism relatedTradition Shaktism
Kali worshipTradition Shaktism
Bhakti yoga associatedWith Shaktism
Kartik isImportantFor Shaktism
Surya worshipTradition Shaktism
Devi Mahatmya tradition Shaktism
Navadurga associatedWith Shaktism
Devi Bhagavata Purana philosophicalOrientation Shaktism
this entity surface form: Shakta Vedanta
Mahadevi worshipTradition Shaktism
Bajrangbali veneratedIn Shaktism
Shakti is the all-encompassing cosmic power worshipTradition Shaktism
subject surface form: Shakti
Shakti is the all-encompassing cosmic power centralConceptIn Shaktism
subject surface form: Shakti
Mahavidyas tradition Shaktism
Mahavidyas tradition Shaktism
this entity surface form: Tantric Shaktism
Saundarya Lahari tradition Shaktism
Kalikula religiousBranchOf Shaktism
Lalita tradition Shaktism
Chandi Mandir (temple of the goddess Chandi) associatedWith Shaktism
subject surface form: Chandi Mandir
Chandi belongsToTradition Shaktism
Bhavani belongsToTradition Shaktism
this entity surface form: Shakta tradition
Shaktas follows Shaktism
Shaktas hasSubtradition Shaktism
this entity surface form: Tantric Shaktism
Ekadanta worshipTradition Shaktism
Srikula religiousContext Shaktism
Durga Mandir associatedWith Shaktism
subject surface form: Durga Mandir (Varanasi)
Dakshina Kali associatedWith Shaktism
Tantra hasBranch Shaktism
this entity surface form: Shakta Tantra
Kakatiya dynasty patronized Shaktism
Shakta Upanishads doctrine Shaktism
this entity surface form: non-dual Shakta Vedanta
Uchchhishta Ganapati tradition Shaktism
this entity surface form: Shakta Tantra
Sir John Woodroffe influencedBy Shaktism
this entity surface form: Shakta theology
Jeen Mata temple (nearby in Sikar district) worshipTradition Shaktism
subject surface form: Jeen Mata temple