Tripura (three worlds)

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Tripura (three worlds) is a concept in Hindu philosophy and Shakta tradition referring to the three realms of existence—often interpreted as the physical, subtle, and causal worlds—over which the goddess Lalita Tripurasundari presides.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu philosophical concept ⓘ
Shakta theological concept ⓘ
metaphysical concept ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Lalita Tripurasundari ⓘ
Sri Vidya Devi ⓘ
linked to: Sri Mata

Tripurasundari ⓘ
associatedWithTradition Hinduism ⓘ
Shaktism ⓘ
centralInSchool Sri Vidya tradition ⓘ
contrastedWith absolute non-dual Brahman beyond three worlds ⓘ
cosmicFunction framework for understanding manifestation ⓘ
cosmologicalRole division of manifested reality ⓘ
describes three realms of existence ⓘ
epithetOf Tripurasundari ⓘ
epithetRelation Tripurasundari as beauty of the three worlds ⓘ
goalOfRealization transcendence of three worlds in awareness of goddess ⓘ
hasLiteralMeaning three cities ⓘ
three worlds ⓘ
hasName Tripura ⓘ
interpretedAs causal world ⓘ
physical world ⓘ
subtle world ⓘ
languageOfName Sanskrit ⓘ
mapsTo causal plane ⓘ
gross plane ⓘ
subtle plane ⓘ
mentionedIn Lalita Sahasranama commentarial traditions ⓘ
Shakta Tantras ⓘ
ontologicalStatus relative reality within non-dual consciousness ⓘ
philosophicalContext Advaita-influenced Shaktism ⓘ
non-dual Shakta philosophy ⓘ
presidingDeity Lalita Tripurasundari ⓘ
presidingDeityAspect supreme goddess ruling three worlds ⓘ
relatedConcept deep sleep state ⓘ
dream state ⓘ
karana sharira ⓘ
sthula sharira ⓘ
sukshma sharira ⓘ
three bodies doctrine ⓘ
three states of consciousness ⓘ
waking state ⓘ
relatedMythicTheme goddess ruling all three worlds ⓘ
symbolizedBy Sri Chakra ⓘ
linked to: Sri Yantra

Sri Yantra ⓘ
usedInPractice Shakta meditation on three levels of being ⓘ
Sri Vidya upasana ⓘ

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

Lalita → associatedWith → Tripura (three worlds) ⓘ
Srikula → relatedConcept → Tripura (three cities or three states of consciousness) ⓘ
linked to: Tripura (three worlds)
Prahlada → kingOf → Tripura (in some traditions) ⓘ
linked to: Tripura (three worlds)
Krama school → associatedWithDeity → Tripurā ⓘ
linked to: Tripura (three worlds)