How many Shaktism are there?

According to a 2010 estimate by Johnson and Grim, the Vaishnavism tradition is the largest group with about 641 million or 67.6% of Hindus, followed by Shaivism with 252 million or 26.6%, Shaktism with 30 million or 3.2% and other traditions including Neo-Hinduism and Reform Hinduism with 25 million or 2.6%.

How many Granthas are there?

Modern Grantha Two varieties are found in modern era Grantha texts: the ‘Brahmanic’ or square form used by Hindus, and the ‘Jain’ or round form used by Jains.

In what order should I read Hindu scriptures?

For academic reading, you may begin with Puranas, then go to Ramayana, and then to Mahabharata. For the second case, since you already have an attachment with some deity, your mind wouldn’t gain peace reading other deity specific stories.

What do you mean Shaktism?

Shaktism is a branch of Hinduism that includes a diverse collection of traditions that worship the feminine as the supreme deity or Ultimate Reality. The goddess worshipped is often called Shakti or simply Devi, which means “goddess”

Who does Shaktism worship?

Shaktism, worship of the Hindu goddess Shakti (Sanskrit: “Power” or “Energy”). Shaktism is, together with Vaishnavism and Shaivism, one of the major forms of modern Hinduism and is especially popular in Bengal and Assam.

Who is the founder of Shaktism?

The Kaula or Kaulachara, first appeared as a coherent ritual system in the 8th century in central India, and its most revered theorist is the 18th-century philosopher Bhaskararaya, widely considered “the best exponent of Shakta philosophy.”

Which is older Vedas or Ramayana?

Puranic historians have dated the Vedas, based on internal astronomical evidence, to 7,000 BCE (9,000 years ago), the events of the Ramayana to 5,000 BCE (7,000 years ago) and the Mahabharata war at Kurukshetra to 3,000 BCE (5,000 years ago).

What are the beliefs of Shaktism?

Shaktas conceive the Goddess as the supreme, ultimate, eternal reality of all existence, or same as the Brahman concept of Hinduism. She is considered to be simultaneously the source of all creation, its embodiment and the energy that animates and governs it, and that into which everything will ultimately dissolve.

How do you practice Shaktism?

Shaktism tradition practices animal sacrifice to revere goddesses such as Kali in many parts of India but particularly in the eastern states of India and Nepal. This is either an actual animal, or a vegetable or sweet dish substitute considered equivalent to the animal.

When was Shaktism started?

Based upon textual evidence, it is believed to have been composed in South India not earlier than the 9th or later than the 11th century CE.

Who worshipped in Shaktism?

The common goddesses of Shaktism, popular in the Hindu thought at least by about mid 1st-millennium CE, include Parvati, Durga, Kali, Yogmaya, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Gayatri, Radha, Rukmini and Sita.

What are the 18 Puranas in order?

Puranas – All 18 Maha Puranas(English): Vishnu, Naradiya, Padma, Garuda, Varaha, Bhagavata, Matsya, Kurma, Linga, Shiva, Skanda, Agni, Brahmanda, Brahmavaivarta, Markandeya, Bhavishya, Vamana, Brahma Kindle Edition.