Cakrabjamandala, Cakrabja-mandala, 颁补办谤腻产箩补尘补峁囜笉补濒补: 2 definitions
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In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
Source: Wisdom Library: P膩帽car膩tra颁补办谤腻产箩补尘补峁囜笉补濒补 (啶氞啷嵿ぐ啶距が啷嵿啶ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶�) [=肠补办谤腻产箩补尘补峁囜笉补濒补尘] is the name of the seventh chapter of the 础苍颈谤耻诲诲丑补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: an ancient P膩帽car膩tra 膧gama scripture in thirty-four chapters dealing with the varieties of worships, administration of sciences, 谤腻箩补诲丑补谤尘补, town planning, expiation, installation of images, the rules regarding the construction of images, etc.
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts1) 颁补办谤腻产箩补尘补峁囜笉补濒补 (啶氞啷嵿ぐ啶距が啷嵿啶ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶�) refers to the 鈥渃ircular lotus design鈥�, according to the seventh chapter of the 础苍颈谤耻诲诲丑补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻, an ancient P膩帽car膩tra 膧gama text dealing with the annual festivals of temples and regular temple worship routines.鈥擶hen certain occasions arise (41-42)鈥攕uch as particular liturgies, raging epidemics, threat from enemies, famine, etc.鈥攖hen a special kind of diagram is recommended for worship, the 肠补办谤腻产箩补尘补峁囜笉补濒补. Having made it according to prescribed rules (1-38), the benefits are immense to him who worships it (39-40).
2) 颁补办谤腻产箩补尘补峁囜笉补濒补 (啶氞啷嵿ぐ啶距が啷嵿啶ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶�) is the name of a Ma峁囜笉ala suitable for the 鈥渋nitiation鈥� (of a preceptor), as discussed in the second chapter of the 碍补辫颈帽箩补濒补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra work consisting of 1550 verses dealing with a variety of topics such as worship in a temple, choosing an 膧c膩rya, architecture, town-planning and iconography.鈥擠escription of the chapter [腻肠腻谤测补-濒补办峁峁嘺]:鈥擺...] Kapi帽jala then discusses 诲墨办峁Ｄ�-initiation. First he tells how to make the 尘补峁囜笉补辫补 in which the rite will take place (9-13a). Then, regarding 尘补峁囜笉补濒补蝉, he says there is a choice whether to use the svastika, bhadraka, 肠补办谤腻产箩补 or any other design and he gives general instructions for constructing a 肠补办谤腻产箩补尘补峁囜笉补濒补 (13b-21a). Then he describes the 办耻峁囜笉补-fire-pits necessary (21b-22), and how the various ceremonies of the two-day initiation are to be conducted by it (23-35a). [...]
3) 颁补办谤腻产箩补尘补峁囜笉补濒补 (啶氞啷嵿ぐ啶距が啷嵿啶ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶�) is the name of a Ma峁囜笉ala (motif) used for D墨k峁Ｄ� (initiation) and Prati峁ａ弓h膩 (installations) (etc.), as discussed in the eighth chapter of the 狈腻谤补诲墨测补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra document comprising over 3000 verses in 30 chapters presenting in a narrative framework the teachings of N膩rada to Gautama, dealing primarily with modes of worship and festivals.鈥擠escription of the chapter [尘补峁囜笉补濒补濒补办峁峁嘺-惫颈诲丑腻苍补]: [...] N膩rada says that for 诲墨办峁Ｄ�-initiation, for 辫谤补迟颈峁ａ弓丑腻-installations, 艣腻苍迟颈-pacifications, and 辫谤腻测补艣肠颈迟迟补-penances the 肠补办谤腻产箩补-type [e.g., 肠补办谤腻产箩补尘补峁囜笉补濒补] is to be used; while the bhadraka-type is useful for curing diseases and for other 鈥�prayogic鈥� purposes. The selection of an appropriate 尘补峁囜笉补濒补-design for use in ritual activities in a temple is also determined by considerations of the number of icons at hand in that temple (64-70).
4) 颁补办谤腻产箩补尘补峁囜笉补濒补 (啶氞啷嵿ぐ啶距が啷嵿啶ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶�) or 颁补办谤腻产箩补尘补峁囜笉补濒补诲墨办峁Ｄ乿idhi (lit. 鈥渃oncerning initiation of the 肠补办谤腻产箩补-尘补峁囜笉补濒补 type鈥�) is the name of chapter 22 of the 笔耻谤耻峁迟迟补尘补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra text consisting of more than 1800 verses devoted to temple-building and the practical concerns of the P膩帽car膩tra priestly community.鈥擠escription of the chapter [肠补办谤腻产箩补尘补峁囜笉补濒补-诲墨办峁Ｄ乿idhi]: Brahm膩 asks to know about the initiation that allows one the privilege of worshipping God (1-2). Bhagav膩n replies that whoever undergoes 诲墨办峁Ｄ�-initiation becomes his favored one (3). [...]
5) 颁补办谤腻产箩补尘补峁囜笉补濒补 (啶氞啷嵿ぐ啶距が啷嵿啶ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶�) is the name of a Ma峁囜笉ala (鈥渆soteric design鈥�) associated with the S膩dhaka (an initiate who has completed the third year), as discussed in chapter 1 of the 笔补耻峁补谤补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra text of almost 5900 verses divided into forty-three chapters presented as a frame-work dialogue between Pau峁ara and Bhagav膩n dealing with the esoteric meaning of 尘补峁囜笉补濒补-designs, worship routines and temple-building.鈥擠escription of the chapter [艣颈峁补辫补谤墨办峁Ｄ�-濒补办峁峁嘺]: An initiate must first approach his preceptor in the P膩帽car膩tra in the traditional way. The initiation into P膩帽car膩tra requires four years progressive mastery over (each of) four 尘补峁囜笉补濒补蝉鈥擺e.g., during the third year stage he is to be called a S膩dhaka, and he masters the 肠补办谤腻产箩补尘补峁囜笉补濒补] [...]. Greater than all these four is the Mah膩cakra of nine constituent lotuses which is productive of the highest spiritual benefit. [...]
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
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Partial matches: Cakrabja, Mandala.
Starts with: Cakrabjamandaladikshavidhi.
Full-text (+14): Cakrabja, Yantrarcana, Kalamantra, Navapadmavidhanalakshana, Cakrabjamandaladikshavidhi, Tantrantarasiddhantin, Karmangasnapana, Karmanga, Chayasnapana, Shishyaparikshalakshana, Adhikarin, Mandalaradhanacaryabhishekavidhi, Pindamantra, Navapadma, Brahmotsavavidhi, Mantrasiddhantin, Sadhaka, Tantrantarasiddhanta, Svastikamandala, Mandalaradhana.
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