Alternative spellings of this word include Upachhandoha.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

Upachandoha (उपछन्दोह) is the name of a sacred seat, according to the Guru Mandala Worship (maṇḍalārcana) 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, “[...] On the Bharata continent, in northern Pāñcāla, at the feet of the Himalayas, In the land of Vāsuki, the seat (pīṭha) of Upachandoha, in the holy land Āryāvarta, In the home of Karkoṭaka king of serpents, In the great lake Nāgavāsa, Site of Śrī Svayambhū Caitya, inhabited by Śrī Guyeśvarī Prajñāpāramita, In the land of the Nepal mandala, in the form of the Śrī Saṃvara mandala, In the same land of Sudurjayā, [...]”.,

Source: 84000: Sampuṭodbhava Tantra (Emergence from Sampuṭa)

Upachandoha (उपछन्दोह) refers to “Auxiliary Chandohas” (i.e., a type of power place where Yogins and Yoginīs congregate), according to the Sampuṭodbhavatantra chapter 5.—Accordingly, “[Vajragarbha asked:]—‘Blessed One, what places are places of gatherings?’ [The Blessed One said:]—‘There are pīṭhas and auxiliary pīṭhas, And likewise, kṣetras and auxiliary kṣetras. There are also chandohas and auxiliary chandohas [e.g., upachandohas], melāpakas and auxiliary melāpakas. There are charnel grounds and auxiliary charnel grounds, pīlavas and auxiliary pīlavas. These are the twelve types of meeting places. The lord of the ten bhūmis has not specified Any places other than these twelve’. [...]”.

Upachandoha in Tibetan: ཉེ་བའི་ཙྪན་དོ་ཧ། [nye ba’i ts+tshan do ha].

context information

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.

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Partial matches: Chandoha, Upa.

Starts with: Upachandohapitha.

Full-text (+10): Nagara, Kulata, Kuluta, Sindhu, Maru, Kulita, Upachandohapitha, Grihadevi, Uttarapancala, Suvarnadvipa, Saurashtra, Pretapuri, Punyabhumi, Sudurjayabhumi, Nagaraja, Nepala, Nagavasa, Sudurjaya, Vasuki, Nagarajalaya.

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