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What are the important Vaikhānasa texts?
The Vaikhānasa āgama-s were composed by 4 r̥ṣi-s viz. Bhr̥gu, Kāśyapa, Atri
and Marīcī.
Atri's āgama-s:
1.Atreyatantra
2.Purvatantra
3.Uttaratantra
4.Visnutantra.
In total his āgama-s come out to be ...
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What are the 28 Śaiva Āgamas?
Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswam writes the following in his book Dancing with Siva, in what is I believe the glossary section:
Śaiva Agamas: The sectarian revealed scriptures of the Saivas. Strongly ...
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What is the status of Rudra (and the other trimurti) with respect to Sadashiva?
Let's first start with the following verse from Mahabharata itself.:
Anusashana Parva.:
“yo ‘sṛjad dakṣiṇād aṅgād brahmāṇaṃ lokasaṃbhavam | vāmapārśvāt tathā viṣṇuṃ lokarakṣārtham īśvaraḥ | yugānte ...
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What are the principal Saiva Tantras?
NINETY TWO SAIVA TANTRAS AND AGAMAS
TANTRAS
(A) EIGHTFOLD CLASSIFICATION OF THE SIXTYFOUR BHAIRAVA TANTRAS
I. Bhairavāştaka
Svacchanda, 2. Canda, 3. Bhairava, 4. Krodha, 5. Unmattabhairava, 6. ...
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What scriptures describe the fifth state called Turiyatita?
The 5 states are as follows.:
Mandala Brahmana Upanishad.:
2.4. There are five Avasthas (states): Jagrat (waking), Swapna (dreaming), Sushupti (dreamless sleeping), the Turya (fourth) and Turyatita (...
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