Candrakoti, 颁补苍诲谤补办辞峁璱, Candra-koti: 2 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Chandrakoti.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram颁补苍诲谤补办辞峁璱 (啶氞え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶曕啶熰た) refers to 鈥渕illions of moons鈥�, according to the Manth膩nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik膩.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥�(Kubjik膩鈥檚) iconic form is threefold (according to whether it is) in (the transmission) of the Child, Middle One or the Aged. [...] The face of the goddess Par膩 is on top of the heads and shines auspiciously. It is white as milk, beautiful and shines like millions of moons [i.e., 肠补苍诲谤补办辞峁璱-蝉补尘补辫谤补产丑补]. It exudes a current of nectar and is endowed with the eighteenth energy (of the Moon). The second one is the upper face. It is the Void called M膩lin墨. It is white and is venerated, part by part, by (both) the gods and demons. The third one is the eastern face. White, it is distraught with anger. Attended by Siddhas and Yogin墨s, it is called Siddhayoge艣var墨. [...]鈥�.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra1) 颁补苍诲谤补办辞峁璱 (啶氞え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶曕啶熰た) refers to 鈥渢en million moons鈥�, according to the Netratantra of K峁mar膩ja: a 艢aiva text from the 9th century in which 艢iva (Bhairava) teaches P膩rvat墨 topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.鈥擜ccordingly, [verse 3.17-23, while describing a meditation on Am峁泃e艣a in his form as M峁泃yujit]鈥斺�淎nd so now, having constructed the 补尘峁泃腻尘耻诲谤腻 or the 辫补诲尘补尘耻诲谤腻, [the mantrin] should meditate on the 膧tman. The deity is equal in splendor [to that] of ten million moons (肠补苍诲谤补办辞峁璱-蝉补尘补辫谤补产丑补), as bright as pellucid pearls, and as magnificent as quartz stone, he resembles drop of cow's milk or jasmine, mountain snow, and is everywhere. [...]鈥�.
2) 颁补苍诲谤补办辞峁璱 (啶氞え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶曕啶熰た) refers to the 鈥渃urved moon鈥�.鈥擜ccordingly, [verse 10.7cd-17ab, while describing the worship of 叠丑补颈谤补惫墨 and Bhairava]鈥斺�淸...] One should always worship [in times of] peace and prosperity, to suppress sickness and vice, [which are] the root cause of wasting away, [and] for the protection of cows, Brahmins, and men. One meditates on [Bhairava] as having equal radiance to snow, jasmine, the moon, or pearls. [He is] as clear as the curved moon (肠补苍诲谤补办辞峁璱-蝉补尘补辫谤补办丑测补) and similar to immovable quartz. [He is] clear like the burning of the end of time, resembles a flower on the sacred tree, appears red like innumerable suns or, rather, red like a lotus. [...]鈥�.
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
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Partial matches: Candra, Koti.
Full-text: Samaprabha, Koticandra, Samaprakhya.
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