Nabhicakra, 狈腻产丑颈肠补办谤补, Nabhi-cakra: 6 definitions
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Nabhicakra means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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 Nabhichakra.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation狈腻产丑颈肠补办谤补 (啶ㄠぞ啶た啶氞啷嵿ぐ) refers to the 鈥渦mbilical region鈥�, from where Sat墨 lifted up the 耻诲腻苍补-wind while in a yogic trance, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.2.30. Accordingly as Brahm膩 narrated to N膩rada:鈥斺�淸...] having sipped water duly, covering up her body entirely with her cloth she closed her eyes and remembered her lord. She then entered the yogic trance. Keeping her face steady she balanced the winds Pr膩峁嘺 and Ap膩na. She then lifted up the wind Ud膩na from the umbilical region (苍腻产丑颈肠补办谤补), stabilised it in the cardiac region took it through the throat and finally fixed it in the middle of the eyebrows. She desired to cast-off her body due to her anger with Dak峁. She desired to burn off the body and retain the pure wind by yogic means. In this posture she remembered the feet of her lord and nothing else鈥�.
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.
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts狈腻产丑颈肠补办谤补 (啶ㄠぞ啶た啶氞啷嵿ぐ) refers to the 鈥渇ire-reservoir in the middle of the body鈥�, as discussed in the thirty-second chapter of the 础丑颈谤产耻诲丑苍测补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻, a P膩帽car膩tra work in 60 chapters dealing with topics such as Vi峁ａ箛u鈥檚 discus-power, the processes of creation and esoteric practices related to Sudar艣ana (such as mantras and yantras).鈥擠escription of the chapter [苍腻岣嵞泆诲诲丑颈-惫腻测耻箩补测补-测辞驳腻峁単补-辫谤腻峁嚹乱腻尘腻诲颈-辫补帽肠补办补苍颈谤奴辫补峁嘺]: N膩rada wants to know about 辫谤腻峁嚹乱腻尘补-breathing exercises. He is told that when a man is divided into ninety-six parts, right in the middle forty-eighth space is a fire-reservoir鈥攁nd this is called the 鈥�苍腻岣嵞玞补办谤补鈥� or 鈥�苍腻产丑颈肠补办谤补鈥�. The epicenter of this has twelve spokes whence spring two of the body鈥檚 most important nerves. From this center radiate out through the body the 27,000 nerves (苍腻岣嵞�). But control of only three of these brings about control of the rest (1-22). [...]
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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: 脰AW: Tantric Communities in Context (tb)狈腻产丑颈肠补办谤补 (啶ㄠぞ啶た啶氞啷嵿ぐ) refers to the 鈥渄iscus in the navel鈥�, according to the Ga峁嘺cakravidhi attributed to Ratn膩kara艣膩nti.鈥擺Translation by P茅ter-D谩niel Sz谩nt贸 in his Minor Vajray膩na texts V]鈥擜ccordingly, [verse13-15]: 鈥淸...] Thereafter, the deity [in form of a] drop, the great pervasive Lord located on a moon-disk in the heart, or one鈥檚 chosen deity, etc. adorned with the retinue should be bathed by oozing streams of nectar (蝉耻诲丑腻诲丑腻谤补-补尘产耻) [emitted from the substances blazing with] rays [owing to their] having been agitated by the three realities (i.e., three mantras) placed on the tip of the tongue in a small quantity by the [joined] tips of the ring finger and the thumb. Gradually drawing in that nectar (rasa) with subtle sounds (or: channels) arising from the discus in the navel (苍腻产丑颈肠补办谤补-utthita), after having taken three sips, the great Yogin(s) should rest at ease鈥�.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈腻产丑颈肠补办谤补 (啶ㄠぞ啶た啶氞啷嵿ぐ):鈥擺=苍腻产丑颈-肠补办谤补] [from n膩bhi > n膩bh] n. (magical) navel-circle, [Catalogue(s)]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Nabhi, Cakra.
Full-text: Cakranabhi, Nadicakra, Pranapana, Ida, Shatacakrabheda, Nadishuddhivayujayayogangapranayamadipancakanirupana, Nadi.
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