The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2073 page)
Read The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Online
Authors: John Bowker
BOOK: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
6.44Mb size Format: txt, pdf, ePub
akra(courage):
Sak
d
g
min
:
dgmin:
akti(Skt., ‘power’). Creative power in Hinduism manifested as Goddess and consort of
iva
. She is venerated under many aspects (e.g. each
cakra
is governed by a particularization of
akti) and many names (e.g.
Durg
,
K
l
,
Amb
). Devotion to
akti is thus extremely diverse: see
KTISM
. As the creative power, able to bring things into appearance,
akti resembles
m
y
; for that reason, goddesses in their role as
akti are often referred to as M
iva. She is venerated under many aspects (e.g. each
cakra
is governed by a particularization of
akti) and many names (e.g.Durg
,K
l,Amb
). Devotion toakti is thus extremely diverse: seeKTISM. As the creative power, able to bring things into appearance,
akti resemblesm
y; for that reason, goddesses in their role asakti are often referred to as MOther books
At Any Moment (Gaming The System Book 3) by Brenna Aubrey
A Long Time Coming by Heather van Fleet
The Toff and the Stolen Tresses by John Creasey
Sense of Evil by Kay Hooper
The Life Room by Jill Bialosky
Call of the Kiwi by Sarah Lark
Weep In The Night by Valerie Massey Goree
Across a Dark Highland Shore (Hot Highlands Romance Book 2) by Jameson, Kelly
Pure Lust Vol. 3 by Parker, M. S., Wild, Cassie
TW11 The Cleopatra Crisis NEW by Simon Hawke
