Tripura Bhairavi

Glossary

Also called Bhairavi, meaning “terror” or “awe-inspiring,” she is one of the ten mahavidyas or forms of the mother goddess in Tantric Shaktism. The term tripura signifies the three states of consciousness — awake, dreaming and deep sleep — which she embodies.

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Tripura Bhairavi%newline%Also called Bhairavi, meaning “terror” or “awe-inspiring,” she is one of the ten mahavidyas or forms of the mother goddess in Tantric Shaktism. The term tripura signifies the three states of consciousness — awake, dreaming and deep sleep — which she embodies.

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Tripura Bhairavi”. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/tripura-bhairavi/
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Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) Tripura Bhairavi. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/tripura-bhairavi/. (Accessed: 27, April, 2024)