Pancaklesha, ʲñś, Panca-klesha: 3 definitions
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Pancaklesha 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.
The Sanskrit term ʲñś can be transliterated into English as Pancaklesa or Pancaklesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Panchaklesha.
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Textsʲñś (पञ्चक्ले�) [=sa ś� pañcadhā] refers to the Five Pains (ś) of Jīvas, as discussed in chapter 12 of the ṣmīٲԳٰ: a Pāñcarātra text comprising some 3600 Sanskrit verses exclusively devoted to Goddess Lakṣmī or Śrī (the consort of Viṣṇu) besides dealing with cosmology and practical regarding Vaishnava priests and temple-building programs.—Description of the chapter [śپ-ś]: Indra wants to know what are the pains [ś] of ī, and how many there are of these? (1-3). [...] As for the ś, she appreciates them, as she experiences them according to her pleasure, but being immutable, the answer is that primarily she causes the īs to experience ś without herself becoming involved.
The ś are five�
- tamas,
- moha,
- 峾dz,
- 峾 and
- (8-12)
These [pañcaś] are explained thus in their inter-relating and casual relationships (13-27).

Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) 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)
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhiʲñś (पञ्चक्ले�) refers to the “five afflictions�, according to the Saṃvaramaṇḍala of Abhayākaragupta’s Niṣpannayogāvalī, p. 45 and n. 145; (Cf. Cakrasaṃvaratantra, Gray, David B., 2007).—The tiger skin (岵) symbolizes a fully developed Yogī, able to route the Buddhist devil Māra, and save those overcome by the ʲñś, "The Five Afflictions", (the Mahāyāna version of the Triviṣa, "Three Poisons").
- moha, "delusion",
- 岵, "passion",
- 屹ṣa, "hatred",
- Բ, "pride",
- īṣy, "jealousy.

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’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPaṃcaklēśa (ಪಂಚಕ್ಲೇಶ):—[noun] (pl.) the five kinds of pains that afflict the soul.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Klesha, Panca.
Starts with: Pancakleshabheda.
Full-text: Pancakleshabheda, Moha, Dvesha, Irshya, Raga, Mana, Nagna, Tamisra, Avidya, Tamas, Mahamoha, Vyaghracarman.
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