36 tattvas

[Omkara]

I am starting this thread for discussion of the 36 tattvas.Unlike Vedantic traditions, tantric traditions posit 36 tattvas instead of 25.

1.Shiva(Chit Shakti-Consciousness)
2.Shakti(Ananda Shakti-Bliss)
3.Sadashiva(Iccha Shakti-Will)
4.Ishvara(Jnana Shakti-Knowledge)
5.Shuddhavidya(Kriya Shakti-Action)
6.Maya(Power of Self-Limitation)
7.Kalaa(Limitation Of Omnipotence)
8.Vidya(Limitation Of Omniscience)
9.Raga(Limitation Of Completeness)
10.Kaala(Limitation Of Eternity)
11.Niyati(Limitation Of Omnipresence)
12.Purusha(Individual Subject)
13.Prakriti(objective Experience)
14.Buddhi(Intellect)
15.Ahamkara(Ego)
16.Manas(Mind)
17-21.Jnanendriyas
22-26.Karmendriyas
27-31.Tanmantras
32-36.Mahabhutas

The bottom 25 are common with Vedanta.

[yajvan]

hariḥ oṁ
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namast�

I am starting this thread for discussion of the 36 tattvas.Unlike Vedantic traditions, tantric traditions posit 36 tattvas instead of 25.

1.Shiva(Chit Shakti-Consciousness)
2.Shakti(Ananda Shakti-Bliss)
3.Sadashiva(Iccha Shakti-Will)
4.Ishvara(Jnana Shakti-Knowledge)
5.Shuddhavidya(Kriya Shakti-Action)
6.Maya(Power of Self-Limitation)
7.Kalaa(Limitation Of Omnipotence)
8.Vidya(Limitation Of Omniscience)
9.Raga(Limitation Of Completeness)
10.Kaala(Limitation Of Eternity)
11.Niyati(Limitation Of Omnipresence)
12.Purusha(Individual Subject)
13.Prakriti(objective Experience)
14.Buddhi(Intellect)
15.Ahamkara(Ego)
16.Manas(Mind)
17-21.Jnanendriyas
22-26.Karmendriyas
27-31.Tanmantras
32-36.Mahabhutas

The bottom 25 are common with Vedanta.

Can you now offer us the usefulness and the application of the list ? This is where the value begins - in its application and understanding.

praṇām

[Omkara]

We can start with the Mahabhutas, or the Five Elements.

I will offer my own translations(interpretative rather than literal),instead of the usual(and misleading)-Earth,Water,Wind,Fire and Ether.

Prithvi-Cohesivity(Differentiation and particularity)
Apas-Fluidity(Change and transformation)
Agni-Energia(Representation and propagation)
Vayu-Tangibility(Qualification and conditioning)
Akasa-Dimensionality(Underlying continuity)

Do you think these names better express the true meaning of the Mahabhutas,or can you suggest others?

I will wait for your interpretation before I offer my own.

[yajvan]

hariḥ oṁ
~~~~~~

namast�

Do you think these names better express the true meaning of the Mahabhutas,or can you suggest others?

I would suggest a slightly different definition, but that is me and how I comprehend and have been taught e.g. each element has a quality and a sound-form ( this is from the POV of kaśmir śaivism); Yet that said, please continue and exercise your POV for the reader to consider.

praṇām