Alternative spellings of this word include Panchakula.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

Pañcakula (पञ्चकुल) refers to “five families”, according to the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi [i.e., Cakrasamvara Meditation] ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “Oṃ this here, all this rank of a Buddha, as well as for your worship, a crown sprung from five families (makuṭa-pañcakula-udbhava). Accept the greatest crown of all Buddhas Svāhā!”.

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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.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Pañcakula.—(IE 8-3; EI 5, 25; CII 4; LP; HRS), the Pañcāyat Board; an assembly of administrators and arbitrators, usually consisting of five members; a board of administration charged with control of the customs house, with the deposit of property of persons dying without heirs into the royal treasury, etc.; also called pañcapa (EI 4); members of such a board; according to some, an officer over a certain number of villages (HD). Cf. Ind. Ant., Vol. XI, p. 242. Cf. Pañcavīra, Pāñcakulika, añjaṣṭasabhā, etc. Note: pañcakula is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Partial matches: Panca, Kula.

Starts with: Pancakulodbhava.

Full-text: Pancapa, Panca, Pancakulika, Mahapancakulika, Anjashta-shattu-sabhai, Pancika, Anjashta-sabha, Pancayat, Pancoli, Pancayati, Pancavira, Panciyaka-drama, Pancaka, Caturjataka.

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