শাক্তধৰ্ম

শাক্তধৰ্ম (সংস্কৃতত: शाक्तं, Śāktaṃ; আক্ষৰিক অৰ্থ শক্তিবাদ) হিন্দু ধৰ্মৰ এটা শাখাসম্প্ৰদায়। হিন্দু দিব্য মাতৃকা শক্তি বা দেৱী পৰম আৰু সৰ্বোচ্চ ঈশ্বৰ – এই মতবাদৰ ওপৰত ভিত্তি কৰিয়েই শাক্তধৰ্মৰ উদ্ভৱ হৈছে। এই ধৰ্মমতাৱলম্বীসকলৰ মতে শাক্ত (সংস্কৃত: शक्त, Śakta) নামে অভিহিত কৰা হয়। হিন্দু ধৰ্মৰ প্ৰধান তিনিটা বিভাগৰ অন্যতম হৈছে শাক্তধৰ্ম। অন্য দুটা বিভাগ হ’ল বৈষ্ণৱ ধৰ্ম আৰু শৈৱ ধৰ্ম। 

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