- Dasa-
Mahavidya ("ten-
Mahavidyas"). As per
another school of
thought in
Shaktism Mahavidyas are
considered to be form of Mahakali. The
Mahavidyas are considered...
- Hinduism, the
goddess Tara (Sanskrit: तारा, Tārā) is the
second of the ten
Mahavidyas. She is
considered a form of Adishakti, the
tantric manifestation of Parvati...
- Mundamala-tantra
compare the ten
Mahavidyas to the ten
avatars of Vishnu.
According to Kinsley,
though the
Mahavidyas serve less
cosmic roles than the...
-
convince Shiva, the
enraged Sati
transforms into the
Mahavidyas,
including Matangi. The
Mahavidyas then
surround Shiva from the ten
cardinal directions;...
-
primarily within the
Shaktism tradition and
recognized as one of the ten
Mahavidyas. She
embodies the
essence of the
supreme goddess Mahadevi.
Central to...
-
Palas and the
Mahavidyas under the Kochs. The main
temple is
surrounded in a
complex of
individual temples dedicated to the ten
Mahavidyas of Saktism, namely...
- Kali (the
chief Mahavidya) as the wife of
Shiva and
origin of the
other Mahavidyas. The Devi
Bhagavata Purana mentions the
Mahavidyas as war-companions...
- also
connected with
transcendental knowledge and is the
first of the ten
Mahavidyas, a
group of
goddesses who
provide liberating knowledge. Of the numerous...
-
western states of India), is a
Hindu goddess (Devi). She is one of the
Mahavidyas, ten
goddesses from the
esoteric tradition of Tantra, and a ferocious...
- West Bengal, India,
dedicated to the
Hindu goddess Kali, one of the 10
Mahavidyas in the
Hindu tantric tradition and the
supreme deity in the
Kalikula worship...