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Parthenogenesis (/ˌpɑːrθɪnoʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs, -θɪnə-/; from the Gr**** παρθένος, parthénos, 'virgin' + γένεσις, génesis, 'creation') is a
natural form of a****ual...
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while Nigamas refers to the
Vedas and the
teachings of
Shakti to Shiva. In
Agamic schools of Hinduism, the
Vedic literature and the
Agamas are
equally authoritative...
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three main
branches of
Agama texts are Shaiva,
Vaishnava and Shakta. The
Agamic traditions are
sometimes called Tantrism,
although the term "Tantra" is...
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Sadasiva is
goddess Maha****atri, a form of
Parvati often known as
Manonmani in
Agamic texts. She is
sometimes depicted having two arms and
residing in the lap...
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initiations may also
include Vedic Yajna rites, or
alternatively be
based on
Agamic rituals. The word
yajna (Sanskrit: यज्ञ, romanized: yajña) has its root...
- Nadu. The
Brahma Sutra Bhashya of Śrīkaṇṭhācārya Śivācārya is a
further Agamic philosophical foundation of the
philosophy in a
Srauta Vedic Vedantic Shiva...
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Smarta Brahmins are also
differentiated from
Brahmins who
specialize in the
Agamic (Tantra)
literature such as the Adi
Shaiva Brahmins, Sri
Vaishnava Brahmins...
- the
Agamic scripts (a set of
scriptures regulating the
temple cult). More often, however, the
temple is not
completed in
accordance with
Agamic scriptures...
- made of
burnt dried wood,
burnt cow dung and/or
cremated bodies used in
Agamic rituals.
Devotees of
Shiva apply vibhuti traditionally as
three horizontal...
- Like all
tantric systems, Sarvāmnāya has
scriptural foundation in the
Āgamic literature. It
bases its
study and
practice on
representative āgamas from...
