Sphuracchandra, Sphurat-candra: 1 definition
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Sphuracchandra 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 Sphurachchhandra.
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra TantraSphuraccandra (啶膏啶啶班啷嵿啶ㄠ啶︵啶�) refers to 鈥渜uivering of the moon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. [...] One should think of him [dressed in] white clothes and ornaments, [draped in] a radiant garland of pearls, bulbs like moonlight, etc., his body is anointed with white sandalwood and dust-colored powdered camphor. In he middle of the 蝉辞尘补尘补峁囜笉补濒补, [he is] bathed in thick, abundant waves of 补尘峁泃补 [that make the] moon quiver (sphuraccandra-补尘峁泃补). [...]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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