Alternative spellings of this word include Machchhanda.

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram (shaivism)

Macchanda (मच्छन्द) is the name of a deity identified with Matsyendranātha, according to the Tantrāloka verse 1.7.—Accordingly, “May he, the pervasive Lord Macchanda (the Fisherman) be pleased with me, he who has cast along the outer path the net (of Māyā) which, spreads and extends (in all directions) and red with attachment, strewn with knots and holes, is made of many parts”.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) 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.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

1) Macchanda (मच्छन्द) refers to “Mīna”, 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, “The remnant of that (Kaula) gathering was thrown into the ocean of milk and all that Kaulika sacrificial pap was eaten by a fish. There arose the one there called Mīna. He is Macchanda in the Age of Strife and is famous in the preceding tradition. Maṅgalā is in that House”.

2) Macchanda (मच्छन्द) also refers to one of the Siddhas of the Tradition of the Eastern House (pūrvagṛha-āmnāya), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

macchaṇḍa : (nt.) fish-egg.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Macchandar, Macchandar Vahal.

Ends with: Kamacchanda.

Full-text: Bhakshita, Prakshipta, Prasiddha, Carukaulika, Kshirasagara, Matsyendranatha.

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