Alternative spellings of this word include Bhuchari.

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Bhūcarī (भूचरी) is associated with the third of the five phases of the Pīṭhakrama, according to the Mahānayaprakāśa verse 2.1-35, while explaining the cycles of the goddesses of consciousness.—Accordingly, “That (conscious) nature is the supreme field (kṣetra) present on the plane of the light and bliss (of consciousness) (The Guardian of the Field) is within the body as the subject corresponding to the intellect and, because he protects the field consisting of the Void and the vital breath, he is Lord of the Field (kṣetrapāla) who is of that nature. He also protects the field in the outer sphere that consists of the aggregate of light (tejas), touch and space and so that (energy of consciousness) is of that nature”.

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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.

Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Bhūcarī (भूचरी) refers to “(the power of) moving like the animals”, according to verse 3-52 of the Śivasaṃhitā.—Accordingly, “Through the power of practice, the Yogin obtains Bhūcarī Siddhi, whereby he can move like the animals which are hard to catch when hands are clapped”.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: A Critical Study of the Vajraḍākamahātantrarāja (II)

Bhūcarī (भूचरी) refers to a “woman going on the ground” which is the name of a Ḍākinī associated with the Vākcakra (‘circle of word’), according to the 9th-centruy Vajraḍākatantra.—Twenty-four districts or seats form three circles (tricakra) i.e.:—1) ‘the cicle of mind’ (cittacakra), 2) ‘the circle of word’ (vākcakra), 3) ‘the circle of body’ (kāyacakra). And the sacred girls (Ḍākinīs) residing on each of tricakra are called respectively:—1) ‘a woman going in the sky’ (khecarī), 2) ‘a woman going on the ground’ (bhūcarī), 3) ‘a woman living underground’ (pātālavāsinī).

These three Ḍākinīs (viz., bhūcarī) correspond to the three Cakras of the tricakra (three circles) which contain the twenty-four districts or seats (deśa, kṣetra or sthāna) resided over twenty-four “sacred girls” (ḍākinīs).

Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes

Bhūcarī (भूचरी) refers to “those who go on the ground”, according to the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly: “Now, outside [that], I shall explain an excellent circle, named ‘earth,’ [which is] yellow in color according to its own nature and provided with thirty-six spokes Thirty-six Yoginīs, [who] go on the ground (bhūcarī), are [on the spokes] in order. [The Yoginīs are]—[...] The color [of their bodies] is the same as [the color] of the circle (yellow) Alternatively, again, [they] each [have] their respective colors. [...]”.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

bhūcarī (भूचरी).—f S An attitude of the yōgī; one of the four mudrā.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Bhūcarī (भूचरी).—name of a yoginī: Sādhanamālā 446.3.

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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: Bhu, Carin.

Starts with: Bhucarisiddhi.

Full-text (+18): Jantu, Vasa, Himagiri, Animal, Abhyasavasha, Tadana, Durdharsha, Catching, Bhucarisiddhi, Durdharshajantu, Panitadana, Hand, Dharsha, Kshetra, Upakshetra, Chandoha, Upacchandoha, Clapping, Vakcakra, Vyomatmaka.

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