Uttaramnaya, Uttara-amnaya, Uttarāmnāya: 7 definitions

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Uttaramnaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

[«previous next»] — Uttaramnaya in Shaivism glossary
Source: Google Books: The Canon of the Śaivāgama and the The Kubjikā Tantras

Uttarāmnāya (उत्तराम्नाय).—The energy which devours Kālīkaulika manifests in this āmnāya. She is Kāleśvarī and practices Kaulācāra, contains Kaula (kaulagarbha), is the arising of Kaula and is Trikaula. She resides in the Centre of Birth (janmādhāra). this is the Supreme Tradition (paramāmnāya), Divyaugha transmitted “from ear to ear”. It is Kālikākulakrama and is twelve-fold taught by Krodharāja and called Actionless Knowledge (niṣkriyājñāna).

From the centre of the sun (sūrya) emerges another Sun (ravi) which is the inner light that illumines the entire universe. It is surrounded by the rays of the Sun-goddess, Bhānavīkaulinī, also known as Kauleśvarī and Kulagahvarī. She is the rays of the Sun which shines in the centre of the sacrificial hearth of the Great Sky of the Ocean of Śiva. The Great Mantra consisting of the sixty-four Bhairava wombs (yoni) arises and dissolves here. In the centre of the Hearth of the Sun (bhānavīkuṇḍa) is the Wheel of Dissolution which is one’s own true nature (svasvabhāva). Destroying both Being and Non-neing, it is the Fire of Consciousness personified as the goddess Kulakṛṣodarī. All this is the Supreme Brahman which is one’s own nature (svasvabhāva).

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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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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

[«previous next»] — Uttaramnaya in Shaktism glossary
Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Uttarāmnāya (उत्तराम्नाय) refers to the “northern tradition” representing one of the six divisions of Āmnāya (“tradition”).—[...] Ultimately, the Kaula Tantras came to be divided into six āmnāyas symbolically set in the four quarters of space, nadir, and zenith. The first of these to emerge were the uttarāmnāya and the paścimāmnāya. The meaning of both the names paścimāmnāya and uttarāmnāya are ambiguous. ‘Uttarāmnāya’ may mean both the ‘higher tradition’ and the ‘tradition of the north’. Both were probably meant right from the inception of the use of this term. Although the name ‘paścimāmnāya’ in the sense of the ‘Western Tradition’ never appears in the earliest Kubjikā sources, it became one of the standard names for the Kubjikā school in the later ones. Moreover, with the passage of time and the development of other ‘āmnāyas’ it became a convenient way of locating it in the context of the other Kaula schools.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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General definition (in Hinduism)

[«previous next»] — Uttaramnaya in Hinduism glossary
Source: Hindupedia: The Hindu Encyclopedia

Uttaramnaya contains Vidyās for

  • Mudra Navakam or mantras for nine mudrās
  • Viravāli or the five presiding Devatās of the universe (Brahma, Viṣṇu, Rudra, Īśvara and Sada-Śiva)
  • Forms of Durga, Candi, Kāli etc.
Source: bhagavadgitausa.com: Sadasiva

Uttara-amnaya, the North Doctrine, is concerned with Grace and Compassion of Sadasiva, Jnana Marga and 36 Tatttvas.

The North Face (of Sadasiva) of blue color (Different texts differ in the color attribution to the heads of Sadasiva.) with three eyes revealed Bhadrakali, Bagalamukhi, Chinnamasta, Dakshinakalika, Dhumavati, Durga, Ekajata, Gauri, Guhyakah, Jayadurga, Katyayani, Mahakali, Mahishamardini, Matangi, Navadurga, Nilasarasvati, Pratyangira, Smashanakalika, Taritni, Ugratara, Vashuli, Vishalakshi their rites and Mantras. 

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Uttaramnaya in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Uttarāmnāya (उत्तराम्नाय):—[from uttara > ut-tama] m. Name of a sacred book of the Śāktas.

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Uttaramnaya in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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