The 36 Tattvas Categories Of Existence

DANCING WITH ÍIVA

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The 36 Tattvas: Categories of Existence Atattva: Paraßiva (Íivaliˆga, Absolute Reality), beyond all categories 5 ÍUDDHA TATTVAS Actinic or Pure Spiritual Energy 1) 2) 3) 4) 5)

Íiva tattva: Parâßakti-Nâda (Satchidânanda, pure consciousness) Íakti tattva: Parameßvara-Bindu (Na†arâja, Personal God), energy, light and love Sadâßiva tattva: the power of revealment (Sadâßiva) Èßvara tattva: the power of concealment (Maheßvara) Íuddhavidyâ tattva: dharma, pure knowing, the powers of dissolution (Rudra), preservation (Vish∫u) and creation (Brahmâ) 7 ÍUDDHÅÍUDDHA TATTVAS Actinodic or Spiritual-Magnetic Energy

6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12)

mâyâ tattva: mirific energy kâla tattva: time niyati tattva: karma kalâ tattva: creativity, aptitude vidyâ tattva: knowledge râga tattva: attachment, desire purusha tattva: the soul shrouded by the above five tattvas 24 AÍUDDHA TATTVAS Odic or Gross-Magnetic Energy

13) 14) 15) 16) 17) 18) 19) 20) 21) 22) 23) 24) 25) 26)

prak®iti tattva: primal nature buddhi tattva: intellect ahaµkâra tattva: external ego manas tattva: instinctive mind ßrotra tattva: hearing (ears) tvak tattva: touching (skin) chakshu tattva: seeing (eyes) rasanâ tattva: tasting (tongue) ghrâ∫a tattva: smelling (nose) vâk tattva: speech (voice) pâ∫i tattva: grasping (hands) pâda tattva: walking (feet) pâyu tattva: excretion (anus) upastha tattva: procreation (genitals)

27) ßabdha tattva: sound 28) sparßa tattva: feel/palpation 29) rûpa tattva: form 30) rasa tattva: taste 31) gandha tattva: odor 32) âkâßa tattva: ether 33) vâyu tattva: air 34) tejas tattva: fire 35) âpas tattva: water 36) p®ithivî tattva: earth