The Sanskrit term Cakṣuṣmat can be transliterated into English as Caksusmat or Cakshushmat, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Chakshushmat.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Cakṣuṣmat (चक्षुष्मत्) refers to “beings who have an eye”, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter XLVII.—Accordingly, “the Buddha converts beings and the divine tools that he uses are perfect. When the sun rises (sūrya), beings who have an eye (cakṣuṣmat) see it, whereas blind people (andha) do not see it. On the other hand, assuming that there is an eye but there is no sun, there is nothing to see. Thus the fault is not with the sun. It is the same with the Buddha-light”.

context information

Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Cakṣuṣmat (चक्षुष्मत्) is the son of Candrayaśas (incarnation of Priyadarśanā) and Vimalavāhana (incarnation of Sāgara or Sāgaracandra), according to chapter 1.2 [ādīśvara-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

Accordingly,

“[...] When half a year only of [Vimalavāhana’s] life remained, his wife Candrayaśas bore twins. A boy and girl, with lives of numberless pūrvas, with good bodies, having the first kind of joints, dark, eight hundred bows tall, named Cakṣuṣmat and Candrakāntā by the parents, born together, they grew up like a creeper and a tree. [...] By the law of the Hā-punishment alone, Cakṣuṣmat preserved the boundaries of the twins, like Vimalavāhana. The last period of the life of Cakṣuṣmat and Candrakāntā having arrived, twins Yaśasvin and Surūpā were born. [...] In course of time Cakṣuṣmat died and was born among the Suvarṇas, and Candrakāntā at once among the Nāgas”.

context information

Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Cakṣuṣmat (चक्षुष्मत्).—a.

1) Seeing, furnished with eyes, endowed with the faculty of sight; तदा चक्षुष्मतां प्रीतिरासीत्समरसा द्वयोः (tadā cakṣuṣmatāṃ prītirāsītsamarasā dvayoḥ) R.4.18; °ता (tā) 4.13.

2) Having a clear sight or good eyes.

3) Possessed of foresight; Kau. A.1.9.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Cakṣuṣmat (चक्षुष्मत्):—[=cakṣuṣ-mat] [from cakṣuṣ > cakṣ] mfn. (cakṣ) endowed with the faculty of sight, furnished with eyes, seeing, [Ṛg-veda x, 18, 1; Atharva-veda xix, 49, 8; Taittirīya-saṃhitā if.; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa i; Mahābhārata] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] representing the eye, [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa ii, 32, 2]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Cakṣuṣmat (चक्षुष्मत्):—[(ṣmān-ṣmatī-ṣmat) a.] Having eyes, seeing; visible.

context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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: Mat, Cakshus.

Starts with: Cakshushmati, Cakshushmatta, Cakshushmattva.

Ends with: Viracakshushmat.

Full-text: Cakshushmattva, Cakshushmatta, Viracakshushmat, Candrakanta, Yashasvin, Cakshushman, Surupa, Candrayashas.

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