svatantra
स्वतन्त्र svatantra'Independent', in Madhva's Dvaita, the defining attribute of God (Vishnu), who alone exists in his own right; everything else is paratantra ('dependent'), deriving its being and nature wholly from him.
Where this term appears
- What is Kashmir Shaivism? Philosophy
The only reality is consciousness, called Shiva, and that consciousness is svatantra , absolutely free.
- The 64 Śākta Tantras Lineages
Shiva subdues the world with sixty-four specialised Tantras, each granting its partial power, and then brings down one more that is svatantra , self-sufficient, granting all four human aims together.
- Advaita, Vishishtadvaita, Dvaita: The Three Vedantas Philosophy
At its summit stands God, Viṣṇu, who alone is svatantra , wholly independent ; everything else that exists, every soul and every atom, is paratantra , dependent , deriving its being and its very nature moment b…
- Who Was Madhva? Philosophy
Over this plurality stands Vishnu, whom Madhva names sarvottama , supreme above all, and svatantra , wholly independent.
- The Diaspora and Global Sri Vidya Treatise
Paul Muller-Ortega's Blue Throat Yoga teaches a meditation he derives from Svatantra .
- The metaphysics Treatise
Kshemaraja's text opens, citih svatantra vishva-siddhi-hetuh , "Consciousness, in its freedom, is the cause of the accomplishment of the universe." The Spanda Karikas open by saluting the Lord "by whose opening…