Amshumadagama, Aṃśumadāgama, Amshumat-agama: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Aṃśumadāgama can be transliterated into English as Amsumadagama or Amshumadagama, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of ŚivaAṃśumadāgama (अंशुमदागम) or simply Aṃśumat refers to one of the twenty-eight Siddhāntāgama: a classification of the Śaiva division of Śaivāgamas. The Śaivāgamas represent the wisdom that has come down from lord Śiva, received by Pārvatī and accepted by Viṣṇu. The Śaivāgamas are divided into four groups viz. Śaiva, Pāśupata, Soma and Lākula. Śaiva is further divided in to Dakṣiṇa, Vāma and Siddhānta (e.g., aṃśumat-āgama).
According to the pratisaṃhitā theory of Āgama origin and relationship (sambandha), it was Sadāśiva who first imparted the Aṃśumadāgama through parasambandha to Ambu, who then imparted it through mahānsambandha to Ugra, who then transmitted it to Ravi who then, through divya-sambandha, transmitted it to the Devas who, through divyādivya-sambandha, transmitted it to the Ṛṣis who finally, through adivya-sambandha, revealed the Aṃśumadāgama to human beings (Manuṣya). (also see Anantaśambhu’s commentary on the Siddhāntasārāvali of Trilocanaśivācārya)
The Upāgamas for Aṃśumadāgama are: Vidyāpurāṇatantra, Vāsava, Nīlalohita, Prākaraṇa, Bhūtatantra, Ātnālaṅkāra, Kāśyapa, Gautama, Aindra, Brāhma, Vāśiṣṭha and Aiśāna. The purpose of revealing Upāgamas is to explain more elaborately than that of Mūlāgamas and to include any new idea if not dealt in Mūlāgamas.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
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Partial matches: Amshumat, Agama.
Full-text: Ugra, Ravi, Amshu, Ambu, Amshumat, Shivabhedagama.
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