Alternative spellings of this word include Binduchakra.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Binducakra (बिन्दुचक्र).—In the middle of Cintāmaṇigraha: described.^*

• * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 36. 44; 37. 39-46.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Binducakra (बिन्दुचक्र) or simply Bindu refers one of the “sixteen stations of the ascent of kuṇḍalinī” according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “[...] (7) The Wheel of the Point (binducakra) is on the forehead and is the Unbroken Circle. Completely full of the sixteen energies (of the vowels), it is seen to be the lunar orb (candrabimba). [...] (Perfect) contemplation (samādhi) is with (these) sixteen aspects and is (attained) within the form of the sixfold deposition (ṣoḍhānyāsa). He who knows this is (a veritable) Lord of Yogis, the others (who do not) are (just) quoting from books. Once attained the plane that is Void and Non-void, the yogi is freed from bondage”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) 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.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Maṇḍala

Binducakra (बिन्दुचक्र) is another name for the lotus (padma) positioned in the sahaja-puṭa or ‘innate layer’ of the Herukamaṇḍala: a large-scale and elaborate maṇḍala of Heruka, consisting of 986 deities, as found in the Ḍākārṇava chapter 15.—The Herukamaṇḍala consists of four layers (puṭa) consisting of concentric circles (cakra, totally one lotus at the center and 12 concentric circles, that is, 13 circles in total). The First layer (sahaja-puṭa, ‘innate’) consists of: (1) The lotus (padma) at the center [binducakra or tilakacakra according to Jayasena’s Sādhana], (2) The adamantine circle (vajracakra), (3) The heart circle (hṛdayacakra), and (4) The merit circle (guṇacakra).

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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 (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Cakra, Bindu.

Full-text: Sarvangasundari, Sarvaduhkhavimocani, Sarvamrityuprashamani, Sarvasiddhiprada, Sarvasaubhagyadhayini, Sarvamangalakarini, Mudrakarshanika, Sarvavighnanivarini, Sarvasampatprada, Sahaja, Tilakacakra, Cintamanigriha, Kalashodasha, Bindu, Lalata, Herukamandala.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Binducakra, Bindu-cakra; (plurals include: Binducakras, cakras). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Cidgaganacandrika (study) (by S. Mahalakshmi)

Verse 126 [Cidambaragatā Śakti’s four forms in Gross body] < [Chapter 3 - Third Vimarśa]

Verse 96 [Praṇava produced by Cakrapañcaka in Kuṇḍalinī] < [Chapter 3 - Third Vimarśa]

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Lalitopakhyana (Lalita Mahatmya) (by G.V. Tagare)

Chapter 37 - Description of other inner Apartments in the Royal Chamber

Chapter 36 - The Inner Chamber of Cintāmaṇi

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