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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu scripture
Shakta Upanishad
Upanishad
aimsAt realization of unity with the Goddess
associatedConcept Sri Chakra NERFINISHED
inner ritual
kundalini
associatedDeity Divine Mother NERFINISHED
Tripura Sundari NERFINISHED
associatedWith Shakta Tantras NERFINISHED
Tripura Upanishad NERFINISHED
associatedWithTradition Shaktism NERFINISHED
centersOn Sri Yantra NERFINISHED
cosmologyView non-dual Shakta cosmology
describes body as a sacred diagram
heart as the seat of the Divine Mother
emphasizes internal worship
meditation on chakras
mental construction (bhavana) of the deity
focusesOn inner visualization
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
inner realization of the Goddess
regionOfOrigin India NERFINISHED
relatedPractice contemplation of chakras
mantra meditation
yantra visualization
religiousTradition Hinduism
scripturalCategory Shakta Upanishads NERFINISHED
scripturalStatus minor Upanishad
scriptureType Tantric Upanishad NERFINISHED
esoteric text
teaches identity of the body with the Sri Chakra
non-dual view of the Divine Mother and the self
visualization of the Sri Yantra within the body
usedBy Shakta devotees
Tantric practitioners
usedIn Shakta spiritual practice
worshipStyle internalized ritual
meditative worship

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Shakta Upanishads categoryIncludes Bhavana Upanishad