Paramatattva, Parama-tattva: 6 definitions

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In Hinduism
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Paramatattva 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

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

: Pure Bhakti: Bhajana-rahasya - 2nd Edition

Paramatattva (啶ぐ啶い啶む啶む啶�) refers to:鈥擳he Supreme Absolute Truth, 艢r墨 Bhagav膩n. (cf. Glossary page from Bhajana-Rahasya).

: Pure Bhakti: Brahma-samhita

Paramatattva (啶ぐ啶い啶む啶む啶�) refers to鈥擲upreme Absolute Truth.

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Vaishnava (啶掂啶粪啶｀さ, vai峁ａ箛ava) or vaishnavism (vai峁ａ箛avism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (鈥榯en avatars of Vishnu鈥�).

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra

Paramatattva (啶ぐ啶い啶む啶む啶�) refers to the 鈥渉ighest reality鈥�, according to the Netratantroddyota commentary on the Netratantra of K峁mar膩ja: a 艢aiva text from the 9th century in which 艢iva (Bhairava) teaches P膩rvat墨 topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.鈥擜ccordingly, [verse 8.8-9, while describing the purification process of the initiand]鈥斺€淸Then,] After [the Mantrin has] united [the disciple] with the highest reality (paramatattva鈥�sa峁儁ojya parame tattve), he should cause him to dwell there. [In this way [the initiand] will become one with that [tattva]. Now, [let us turn to] the differentiation of union with the tattvas]. [...]鈥�.

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Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) 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.

Vastushastra (architecture)

: Google Books: Consecration Rituals In South Asia

Paramatattva (啶ぐ啶い啶む啶む啶�) or Paramatattvavic膩ra refers to one of the chapters of the 顿别惫测腻尘补迟补: an Early 艢aiva Prati峁ａ弓h膩tantra dating back to the 5th century CE dealing with topics related to temple construction, consecration rituals, and iconography.鈥擳he 顿别惫测腻尘补迟补 is written in the form of a dialogue between 艢iva and the Goddess. It begins with the 辫谤补艣苍补辫补峁璦濒补, 鈥榯he chapter on questions鈥�, in which Dev墨 tells 艢iva what topics she would like to learn about. The answers are provided in the following chapters [e.g., 辫补谤补尘补迟补迟迟惫补-惫颈肠腻谤补], of which each is dedicated to one specific subject.

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Vastushastra (啶掂ぞ啶膏啶む啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, v膩stu艣膩stra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)

: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Paramatattva (啶ぐ啶い啶む啶む啶�) refers to the 鈥渕ost sublime (of the 51 levels of being鈥�tattvas)鈥�, as discussed in chapter 8 (J帽膩nap膩da) of the 笔补诲尘补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: the most widely followed of Sa峁僪it膩 covering the entire range of concerns of P膩帽car膩tra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter鈥�箩帽腻苍补, yoga, 办谤颈测腻 and 肠补谤测腻) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.鈥擠escription of the chapter [迟补辫辞惫颈艣别峁-办补迟丑补苍补]: [...] Of all the 51 levels of being [tattvas] in creation, the most sublime is paramatattva鈥攁nd how one achieves this high level or status by aspiring toward it is explained (35b-49).

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Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Paramatattva (啶ぐ啶い啶む啶む啶�).鈥攖he highest truth.

Derivable forms: paramatattvam (啶ぐ啶い啶む啶む啶掂ぎ啷�).

Paramatattva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms parama and tattva (啶むい啷嵿い啷嵿さ).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Paramatattva (啶ぐ啶い啶む啶む啶�):鈥擺=parama-tattva] [from parama > para] n. the highest truth

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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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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Text 29 < [Chapter 2 - Dvit墨ya-y膩ma-s膩dhana (Pr膩ta岣�-k膩l墨ya-bhajana)]

Text 11 < [Chapter 1 - Prathama-y膩ma-s膩dhana (Ni艣膩nta-bhajana鈥撆況addh膩)]

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Page 110 < [Volume 13 (1898)]

Page 22 < [Volume 3 (1874)]

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Verse 13.17 < [Chapter 13 - Prak峁泃i-puru峁-vibh膩ga-yoga]

Verse 11.37 < [Chapter 11 - Vi艣var奴pa-dar艣ana-yoga (beholding the Lord鈥檚 Universal Form)]

Verse 7.7 < [Chapter 7 - Vi箩帽腻苍补-Yoga (Yoga through Realization of Transcendental Knowledge)]

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