Amnaya
Amnayas are holy scriptures belonging to the Tantra school of Hinduism which is rooted in the Vedas. Āmnāya (आम्नाय) is a Sanskrit word, which means sacred tradition that is, unchanging atemporal tradition,[1] handed over by repetition or that which is committed to memory.[2]
Āmnāya (आम्नाय) refers to a classification of
Kubjikāmatatantra
, the Manthānabhairavatantra (yogakhaṇḍa) and the Saṃketapaddhati.
These are the four āmnāyas, each corresponding with a direction and yuga:
- Pūrvāmnāya (eastern doctrine, Satya Yuga),
- Dakṣiṇāmnāya (southern doctrine, Treta Yuga),
- Uttarāmnāya (northern doctrine, Dvapara Yuga),
- Paścimāmnāya (western doctrine, Kali Yuga).
References
- ^ Sharma 1990, p. 16.
- ^ Harshananda, Swami. "Āmnāya - Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia". www.hindupedia.com. Hindupedia. Archived from the original on 2014-12-27. Retrieved 2020-08-09 – via Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore.
- Sharma, K.N. (1 March 1990). "Varna and Jati in Indian Traditional Perspective". Sociological Bulletin. 39 (1–2). Sage Publication, Inc.: 15–31. S2CID 151534129.
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