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[1] [2] The woman is celebrated as the most powerful and the empowering force in some Hindu Upanishads, Sastras and Puranas, particularly the Devi Upanishad, Devi Mahatmya and Devi-Bhagavata Purana. [3] [4] [5] Ancient and medieval era Hindu texts present a diverse picture of duties and rights of women in Hinduism. The texts recognize eight ...
Gandhi-King Award. Sri Mātā Amritānandamayī Devi (born Sudhamani Idamannel; 27 September 1953), often known as Amma ("Mother"), is an Indian Hindu spiritual leader, guru and humanitarian, [ 1 ][ 2 ] who is revered as 'the hugging saint ' by her followers. [ 3 ] She is the chancellor of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, a multi-campus research ...
Acharya Prashant. Prashant Tripathi, known as Acharya Prashant, is an Indian author and Advaita teacher. [ 2 ][ 3 ] He teaches seventeen forms of Gita and sixty forms of Upanishads. [ 4 ][ 5 ] He is the founder of a non-profit organization named Prashant Advait Foundation, [ 6 ] and is an animal rights activist. [ 7 ]
Chelsea Candelario/PureWow. 2. “I know my worth. I embrace my power. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story.
Lakshmi is a member of the Tridevi, the triad of great goddesses. She represents the Rajas guna, and the Iccha-shakti. [ 41 ][ 42 ] The image, icons, and sculptures of Lakshmi are represented with symbolism. Her name is derived from Sanskrit root words for knowing the goal and understanding the objective. [ 31 ]
Other Hindu traditions conceive God as bigender (both female and male), alternatively as either male or female, while cherishing gender henotheism, that is without denying the existence of other gods in either gender. [1][2] The Shakta tradition conceives of God as a female. Other Bhakti traditions of Hinduism have both male and female gods.
The Shiva-related tradition is a major part of Hinduism, found all over the Indian subcontinent, such as India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, [ 57 ] and Southeast Asia, such as Bali, Indonesia. [ 58 ] Shiva has pre-Vedic tribal roots, [ 26 ] having "his origins in primitive tribes, signs and symbols." [ 59 ]
Chhinnamasta(Sanskrit: छिन्नमस्ता, Chinnamastā :"She whose head is severed"), often spelled Chinnamasta, and also called Chhinnamastikaand Prachanda Chandikaand Jogani Maa(in western states of India), is a Hindugoddess (Devi). She is one of the Mahavidyas, ten goddesses from the esoteric tradition of Tantra, and a ferocious ...