Janmacakra, Janma-cakra: 2 definitions
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Janmacakra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Janmachakra.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramJanmacakra (啶溹え啷嵿ぎ啶氞啷嵿ぐ) refers to the 鈥渨heel of birth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.鈥擺...] The adept should sit and direct his attention down to the genital centre where he should visualize the rotating Wheel of Birth (janmacakra). In the middle of that moving wheel, the Wheel of the Drop rotates in an anticlockwise direction, the reverse of the original pure condition. [...]
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusJanmacakra (嗖溹波喑嵿伯嗖氞矔喑嵿舶):鈥擺noun] the cycle of births and deaths which a soul is believed to pass through.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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