The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (703 page)
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(Skt.). In
Tantrism
, worship of a beautiful woman involving the use of the
pañca-mak
ra
. This union is symbolic of the union of
iva
and
akti
, and the bliss of sexual intercourse is said to be akin to the bliss of the absolute state.
Tantrism
, worship of a beautiful woman involving the use of the
pañca-mak
ra. This union is symbolic of the union of
ivaand
akti, and the bliss of sexual intercourse is said to be akin to the bliss of the absolute state.
Dvaita
(Skt., ‘dual’). The Hindu philosophy and religious attitude which maintains that the subject–object,
I–Thou
, relationship between a worshipper and God persists, even in the final union; and that such union cannot be regarded as absorption (in contrast to
Advaita
). This position is particularly associated with
Madhva
, and is then known as Dvaitaved
nta.
I–Thou
, relationship between a worshipper and God persists, even in the final union; and that such union cannot be regarded as absorption (in contrast to
Advaita
). This position is particularly associated with
Madhva
, and is then known as Dvaitaved
nta.Dv
rak
:
rak:Dv
tri
advara-lak
ana
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