Shaktism

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Shaktism is a major Hindu tradition that centers on the worship of the Divine Mother (Shakti) as the supreme, all-encompassing cosmic power.

All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Shaktism canonical 45
Shakta Tantra 2
Tantric Shaktism 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu denomination
Hindu tradition
religious tradition
associatedDeity Bhuvaneshwari
linked to: Tripura Sundari

Chandi
Durga
linked to: Devi

Kali
Lalita Tripurasundari
linked to: Lalita

Mahavidyas
Parvati
linked to: Devi
coreBelief Shakti is the all-encompassing cosmic power
Shakti is the supreme reality
linked to: Brahman
coreDeity Divine Mother
linked to: Devi

Shakti
linked to: Devi
cosmologyView universe is manifestation of Shakti
geographicPresence Bangladesh
India
Nepal
Sri Lanka
goal moksha
union with the Divine Mother
importantFestival Durga Puja
Kali Puja
Navaratri
majorBranch Kalikula
Srikula
majorText Devi Bhagavata Purana
Devi Mahatmya
Lalita Sahasranama
Saundarya Lahari
Shakta Upanishads
Tantras
philosophicalOrientation monistic
monotheistic
panentheistic
relatedTradition Shaivism
Smartism
Vaishnavism
religion Hinduism
templeType Shakti Peetha
usesRitual Tantric rituals
mantra
puja
yantra
viewOfShiva Shiva is Shakti’s consort
linked to: Shiva

Shiva is powerless without Shakti
worshipFocus Devi
Divine feminine
goddess

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (53)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hinduism hasMajorTradition Shaktism
Sri Yantra tradition Shaktism
Smartism contrastedWith Shaktism
Devi veneratedIn Shaktism
Shaivism relatedTradition Shaktism
Kali worshipTradition Shaktism
Bhakti yoga associatedWith Shaktism
Kartik isImportantFor Shaktism
Surya worshipTradition Shaktism
Devi Mahatmya tradition Shaktism
Navadurga associatedWith Shaktism
Devi Bhagavata Purana philosophicalOrientation Shakta Vedanta
linked to: Shaktism
Mahadevi worshipTradition Shaktism
Bajrangbali veneratedIn Shaktism
Shakti worshipTradition Shaktism
Shakti centralConceptIn Shaktism
Mahavidyas tradition Shaktism
Mahavidyas tradition Tantric Shaktism
linked to: Shaktism
Saundarya Lahari tradition Shaktism
Kalikula religiousBranchOf Shaktism
Lalita tradition Shaktism
Chandi Mandir associatedWith Shaktism
Chandi belongsToTradition Shaktism
Bhavani belongsToTradition Shakta tradition
linked to: Shaktism
Shaktas follows Shaktism
Shaktas hasSubtradition Tantric Shaktism
linked to: Shaktism
Ekadanta worshipTradition Shaktism
Srikula religiousContext Shaktism
Durga Mandir (Varanasi) associatedWith Shaktism
subject linked to: Durga Mandir
Dakshina Kali associatedWith Shaktism
Tantra hasBranch Shakta Tantra
linked to: Shaktism
Kakatiya dynasty patronized Shaktism
Shakta Upanishads doctrine non-dual Shakta Vedanta
linked to: Shaktism
Uchchhishta Ganapati tradition Shakta Tantra
linked to: Shaktism
Sir John Woodroffe influencedBy Shakta theology
linked to: Shaktism
Jeen Mata temple worshipTradition Shaktism