Mahacakra, Maha-cakra, 惭补丑腻肠补办谤腻, 惭补丑腻肠补办谤补: 9 definitions
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Mahacakra 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 Mahachakra.
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Wisdom Library: The Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺惭补丑腻肠补办谤补 (啶す啶距啶曕啶�) refers to 鈥済reat discuses鈥� and represents one of the various weapons equipped by the Daityas in their war against Lalit膩, according to the Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 4.22. Accordingly, 鈥淸...] thereupon, crores of Daityas producing reverberating chattering noise furiously prepared themselves (to fight) against Parame艣var墨 (Lalit膩). [...] Crores of Daityas were fully equipped with coats of mail and had the following weapons and missiles in their hands [viz.: 惭补丑腻肠补办谤补s (great discuses)], and thousands of similar weapons and missiles very dreadful and capable of destroying living beings鈥�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index惭补丑腻肠补办谤腻 (啶す啶距啶曕啶班ぞ).鈥擜 river of Bhadr膩 country.*
- * V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 43. 25.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram惭补丑腻肠补办谤补 (啶す啶距啶曕啶�) refers to the 鈥済reat gathering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, 鈥淢ay they, whom I have recollected and are satisfied, accept the vessel of the bali. All that is the Great Gathering [i.e., 尘补丑腻肠补办谤补] and (these are) the divine beings in the gathering. Present in gross and subtle bodies, they are incarnated in women and their forms are mantras鈥�.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣腻办迟补) 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 Tantra惭补丑腻肠补办谤补 (啶す啶距啶曕啶�) refers to a 鈥済reat wheel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 6.28-32ab, while describing the 艣补艣颈尘补峁囜笉补濒补]鈥斺�淸The Mantrin] should write the name [of the afflicted] in the middle of a great wheel (尘补丑腻肠补办谤补) [that] has sixteen petals. [He] adorns [the wheel] with the sixteen vowels, and encloses it with the mantra using the 腻诲测补苍迟补 pattern. The Mantrin should draw, as before, the 箩墨惫补 in the middle of 蝉补岣�, etc., protected at the end with the covering [i.e., the mantra]. The 补尘峁泃别艣补-尘补苍迟谤补 envelops [him] on all sides, at each syllable, in the middle of all petals, in the middle of the lunar orb. [...]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.
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts惭补丑腻肠补办谤补 (啶す啶距啶曕啶�) refers to a type of initiate superseding the four categories (of 艢i峁a, Putraka, S膩dhaka and 膧c膩rya), 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 ma峁囜笉ala-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...] Greater than all these four is the 惭补丑腻肠补办谤补 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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Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary惭补丑腻肠补办谤补 (啶す啶距啶曕啶�).鈥攖he mystic circle in the 啶多ぞ啶曕啶� (艣腻办迟补) ceremonial.
Derivable forms: 尘补丑腻肠补办谤补m (啶す啶距啶曕啶班ぎ啷�).
惭补丑腻肠补办谤补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 尘补丑腻 and cakra (啶氞啷嵿ぐ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 惭补丑腻肠补办谤补 (啶す啶距啶曕啶�):鈥擺=尘补丑腻-cakra] [from 尘补丑腻 > mah] n. a great wheel, a gr掳 discus, [R膩mat膩pan墨ya-upani峁d; Mah膩bh膩rata]
2) [v.s. ...] the mystic circle or assembly in the 艢膩kta ceremonial, [Religious Thought and Life in India 196]
3) [v.s. ...] m. 鈥榟aving a gr掳 wh掳 or d掳鈥�, Name of a D膩nava, [Hariva峁兣沘] ([varia lectio] -vaktra)
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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