Cakrankitahastapada, Cakrāṅkitahastapāda, Cakra-ankita-hastapada: 1 definition

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Cakrankitahastapada means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Alternative spellings of this word include Chakrankitahastapada.

In Buddhism

General definition (in Buddhism)

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Source: academia.edu: A Prayer for Rebirth in the Sukhāvatī

Cakrāṅkitahastapāda (चक्राङ्कितहस्तपाद) refers to “palms and soles marked with wheels” and represents the twenty-ninth of the thirty-two major marks of distinction (lakṣaṇa) mentioned in the Sukhāvatī and following the order, but not always the exact wording, of the Mahāvyutpatti (236-67). In Tibetan, the characteristic called Cakrāṅkitahastapāda is known as ‘phyag dang zhabs kyi mthil ’khor lo’i mtshan dang ldan pa’. The Sukhāvatī represents a prayer for rebirth which was composed by Karma chags med, a Karma bka’ brgyud master, who lived in the seventeenth century.

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