Tripura (three worlds)
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Tripura (three worlds) is a concept in Hindu philosophy and Shakta tradition referring to the three realms of existence—often interpreted as the physical, subtle, and causal worlds—over which the goddess Lalita Tripurasundari presides.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tripura (three cities or three states of consciousness) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu philosophical concept
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Shakta theological concept ⓘ metaphysical concept ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Lalita Tripurasundari
NERFINISHED
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Sri Vidya Devi NERFINISHED ⓘ Tripurasundari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTradition |
Hinduism
NERFINISHED
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Shaktism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralInSchool | Sri Vidya tradition ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | absolute non-dual Brahman beyond three worlds ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction | framework for understanding manifestation ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole | division of manifested reality ⓘ |
| describes | three realms of existence ⓘ |
| epithetOf | Tripurasundari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epithetRelation | Tripurasundari as beauty of the three worlds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goalOfRealization | transcendence of three worlds in awareness of goddess ⓘ |
| hasLiteralMeaning |
three cities
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three worlds ⓘ |
| hasName | Tripura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
causal world
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physical world ⓘ subtle world ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mapsTo |
causal plane
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gross plane ⓘ subtle plane ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Lalita Sahasranama commentarial traditions
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Shakta Tantras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ontologicalStatus | relative reality within non-dual consciousness ⓘ |
| philosophicalContext |
Advaita-influenced Shaktism
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non-dual Shakta philosophy ⓘ |
| presidingDeity | Lalita Tripurasundari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidingDeityAspect | supreme goddess ruling three worlds ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
deep sleep state
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dream state ⓘ karana sharira ⓘ sthula sharira ⓘ sukshma sharira ⓘ three bodies doctrine ⓘ three states of consciousness ⓘ waking state ⓘ |
| relatedMythicTheme | goddess ruling all three worlds ⓘ |
| symbolizedBy |
Sri Chakra
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Sri Yantra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInPractice |
Shakta meditation on three levels of being
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Sri Vidya upasana ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tripura (three cities or three states of consciousness)