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shaktism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | saktism |
| Type of | religious order, sect, religious sect |
| Derivation | shaktist |
Examples of shaktism
shaktism
Shaktism recognizes Shakti as the supreme goddess.
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Shaktism views the Devi as the source, essence and substance of virtually everything in creation, seen or unseen, including Shiva himself.
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- A Hindu sect worshiping Shakti
- Worship of Shakti as the wife of Shiva
- (shakti) the female or generative principle; wife of Siva and a benevolent form of Devi
- Shaktism or Shaktidharma (Sanskrit: u015Au0101ktau1E43, u0936u093Eu0915u094Du0924u0902; lit., "doctrine of power" or "doctrine of the Goddess") is a denomination of Hinduism that focuses worship upon Shakti or Devi u2013 the Hindu Divine Mother u2013 as the absolute, ultimate Godhead. It is, along with Shaivism, Vaishnavism, and Smartism, one of the primary schools of devotional Hinduism and is especially popular in Bengal and Assam.
- Shakti (Devanagari) from Sanskrit shak - "to be able," meaning sacred force or empowerment, is the primordial cosmic energy and represents the dynamic forces that are thought to move through the entire universe in Hinduism. ...
- (Shakti (1982 film)) Shakti (Power) is a 1982 Bollywood film directed by Ramesh Sippy and starring Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Raakhee, Smita Patil and Amrish Puri. It was written by the writing duo Salim-Javed. ...
- Shakti: The Power (translation: Strength, Energy or Power) is a 2002 Bollywood film directed by Pasupuleti Krishna Vamsi and starring Karisma Kapoor, Sanjay Kapoor and Nana Patekar in the lead roles and features Shahrukh Khan in a supporting role, while Aishwarya Rai appears in an Item number...
- (Shakti (album)) Shakti is the eponymous first album by Shakti, described as "another brain blowing achievement" by Agha Yasir .
- (Shakti (band)) Shakti was a group which played a novel acoustic fusion music which combined Indian music with elements of jazz; it was perhaps the earliest practitioner of the musical genre world fusion.
