Alternative spellings of this word include Chakrabjamandala.

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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: Wisdom Library: Pāñcarātra

Cakrābjamaṇḍala (चक्राब्जमण्डल) [=cakrābjamaṇḍalam] is the name of the seventh chapter of the Aniruddhasaṃhitā: an ancient Pāñcarātra Āgama scripture in thirty-four chapters dealing with the varieties of worships, administration of sciences, rājadharma, town planning, expiation, installation of images, the rules regarding the construction of images, etc.

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

1) Cakrābjamaṇḍala (चक्राब्जमण्डल) refers to the “circular lotus design”, according to the seventh chapter of the Aniruddhasaṃhitā, an ancient Pāñcarātra Āgama text dealing with the annual festivals of temples and regular temple worship routines.—When certain occasions arise (41-42)—such as particular liturgies, raging epidemics, threat from enemies, famine, etc.—then a special kind of diagram is recommended for worship, the cakrābjamaṇḍala. Having made it according to prescribed rules (1-38), the benefits are immense to him who worships it (39-40).

2) Cakrābjamaṇḍala (चक्राब्जमण्डल) is the name of a Maṇḍala suitable for the “initiation” (of a preceptor), as discussed in the second chapter of the Kapiñjalasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra work consisting of 1550 verses dealing with a variety of topics such as worship in a temple, choosing an Ācārya, architecture, town-planning and iconography.—Description of the chapter [ācārya-lakṣaṇa]:—[...] Kapiñjala then discusses dīkṣā-initiation. First he tells how to make the maṇḍapa in which the rite will take place (9-13a). Then, regarding maṇḍalas, he says there is a choice whether to use the svastika, bhadraka, cakrābja or any other design and he gives general instructions for constructing a cakrābjamaṇḍala (13b-21a). Then he describes the kuṇḍa-fire-pits necessary (21b-22), and how the various ceremonies of the two-day initiation are to be conducted by it (23-35a). [...]

3) Cakrābjamaṇḍala (चक्राब्जमण्डल) is the name of a Maṇḍala (motif) used for Dīkṣā (initiation) and Pratiṣṭhā (installations) (etc.), as discussed in the eighth chapter of the Nāradīyasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra document comprising over 3000 verses in 30 chapters presenting in a narrative framework the teachings of Nārada to Gautama, dealing primarily with modes of worship and festivals.—Description of the chapter [maṇḍalalakṣaṇa-vidhāna]: [...] Nārada says that for dīkṣā-initiation, for pratiṣṭhā-installations, śānti-pacifications, and prāyaścitta-penances the cakrābja-type [e.g., cakrābjamaṇḍala] is to be used; while the bhadraka-type is useful for curing diseases and for other “prayogic” purposes. The selection of an appropriate maṇḍala-design for use in ritual activities in a temple is also determined by considerations of the number of icons at hand in that temple (64-70).

4) Cakrābjamaṇḍala (चक्राब्जमण्डल) or Cakrābjamaṇḍaladīkṣāvidhi (lit. “concerning initiation of the cakrābja-maṇḍala type”) is the name of chapter 22 of the Puruṣottamasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text consisting of more than 1800 verses devoted to temple-building and the practical concerns of the Pāñcarātra priestly community.—Description of the chapter [cakrābjamaṇḍala-dīkṣāvidhi]: Brahmā asks to know about the initiation that allows one the privilege of worshipping God (1-2). Bhagavān replies that whoever undergoes dīkṣā-initiation becomes his favored one (3). [...]

5) Cakrābjamaṇḍala (चक्राब्जमण्डल) is the name of a Maṇḍala (“esoteric design”) associated with the Sādhaka (an initiate who has completed the third year), as discussed in chapter 1 of the Pauṣkarasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text of almost 5900 verses divided into forty-three chapters presented as a frame-work dialogue between Pauṣkara and Bhagavān dealing with the esoteric meaning of maṇḍala-designs, worship routines and temple-building.—Description of the chapter [śiṣyaparīkṣā-lakṣaṇa]: An initiate must first approach his preceptor in the Pāñcarātra in the traditional way. The initiation into Pāñcarātra requires four years progressive mastery over (each of) four maṇḍalas—[e.g., during the third year stage he is to be called a Sādhaka, and he masters the cakrābjamaṇḍala] [...]. Greater than all these four is the Mahācakra of nine constituent lotuses which is productive of the highest spiritual benefit. [...]

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Partial matches: Cakrabja, Mandala.

Starts with: Cakrabjamandaladikshavidhi.

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