Bhavana Upanishad
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The Bhavana Upanishad is a minor Hindu scripture of the Shakta tradition that explores the worship of the Divine Mother through inner visualization and meditative contemplation.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu scripture
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Shakta Upanishad ⓘ Upanishad ⓘ |
| aimsAt | realization of unity with the Goddess ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Sri Chakra
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inner ritual ⓘ kundalini ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Divine Mother
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Tripura Sundari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Shakta Tantras
NERFINISHED
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Tripura Upanishad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTradition | Shaktism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centersOn | Sri Yantra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmologyView | non-dual Shakta cosmology ⓘ |
| describes |
body as a sacred diagram
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heart as the seat of the Divine Mother ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
internal worship
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meditation on chakras ⓘ mental construction (bhavana) of the deity ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
inner visualization
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meditative contemplation ⓘ worship of the Divine Mother ⓘ |
| genre | mystical text ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Upanishad of visualization (bhavana) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | minor Upanishads ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Shakta Tantra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
equation of macrocosm and microcosm
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inner realization of the Goddess ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedPractice |
contemplation of chakras
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mantra meditation ⓘ yantra visualization ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scripturalCategory | Shakta Upanishads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | minor Upanishad ⓘ |
| scriptureType |
Tantric Upanishad
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esoteric text ⓘ |
| teaches |
identity of the body with the Sri Chakra
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non-dual view of the Divine Mother and the self ⓘ visualization of the Sri Yantra within the body ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Shakta devotees
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Tantric practitioners ⓘ |
| usedIn | Shakta spiritual practice ⓘ |
| worshipStyle |
internalized ritual
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meditative worship ⓘ |
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