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pashchima

पश्चिम paścima

West; also behind, the back, or the last. The counterpart of purva, naming both the western direction and what lies behind.

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  • Why do so many temples face east? Temples

    …nd purva also means "before," "prior," "in front." The word for west, pashchima , likewise means "behind," "the back," "the last." The other common name for east, prachi , comes from prak , "first," and carries…

  • The 64 Śākta Tantras Lineages

    The scheme is the āmnāya , the "transmission," and it maps the streams onto the faces of Shiva and the points of the compass: pūrva east, dakṣiṇa south, paścima west, uttara north, and ūrdhva above.

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