Cakrasamvara, Cakrasaṃvara: 6 definitions
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Cakrasamvara means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Chakrasamvara.
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In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Cakrasaṃvara (चक्रसंवर) (also: Heruka) is the name of a deity worshiped in the Saṃvaramaṇḍala, according to Abhayākaragupta’s Niṣpannayogāvalī, p. 45 and n. 145; (Cf. Cakrasaṃvaratantra, Gray, David B., 2007).—Accordingly, [while describing the iconography of Cakrasaṃvara]: “In the Saṃvara Maṇḍala atop Mount Sumera within a vajra-canopy (vajrapañjara) there is a variegated lotus, on top of that a palace, in the middle of which is the Blessed Lord, standing in ālīḍhāsana, "archer's pose", on Bhairava and Kālirātrī, lying upon a solar-disc, atop the pericarp of the lotus, dark-blue with four faces, which starting in the front (and going counter-clockwise) are dark-blue, green, red and yellow, each with trinetra, "three eyes", [...]”
Cakrasaṃvara (चक्रसंवर) and saṃvara are native terms that can be found in the texts belonging to this scriptural tradition and are used to indicate aspects of this scriptural tradition. The word saṃvara in this scriptural tradition originally comes from the Śaiva concept of śaṃvara, “the supreme pleasure,” In that scriptural tradition in Buddhism, the word saṃvara has multiple meanings. [...]
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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Sanskrit dictionary
Cakrasaṃvara (चक्रसंवर).—m.
(-raḥ) The name of a Baud'dha deity; also heramba. E. cakra a discus, and saṃvara who holds.
Cakrasaṃvara (चक्रसंवर):—[=cakra-saṃvara] [from cakra] m. Name of a Buddha (vajra-ṭīka), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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.
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Partial matches: Samvara, Cakra.
Starts with: Cakrasamvaranayika, Cakrasamvarasamadhi, Cakrasamvaratantra, Cakrasamvaratantravritti.
Full-text (+1913): Cakrasamvaratantra, Cakrasamvaranayika, Cakrasamvarasamadhi, Kila, Hridaya, Chanda, Vajradakamahatantraraja, Pretapuri, Agamana, Nikara, Himalaya, Rupini, Karnika, Kapala, Kirana, Suvarnadvipa, Naraka, Yamaduti, Lama, Dakini.
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Search found 10 books and stories containing Cakrasamvara, Cakra-samvara, Cakra-saṃvara, Cakrasaṃvara; (plurals include: Cakrasamvaras, samvaras, saṃvaras, Cakrasaṃvaras). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
On the use of Human remains in Tibetan ritual objects (by Ayesha Fuentes)
Charnel materials in the Saṃvara tradition < [Chapter 2 - The use of skulls and bone ornaments]
Introduction: The use of skulls and bone ornaments < [Chapter 2 - The use of skulls and bone ornaments]
Bone ornaments (Rügyen or “rus rgyan”) and Tantric practice < [Chapter 4 - Human remains in Tibetan ritual objects: A technical study]
Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies
Beneficial to Behold: Buddhist Vision and Efficacy in the Qing Empire < [Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies 7.2 (2024)]
On the Transmission of the Verse-text of Sa skya Paṇḍita’s Tshad ma rigs pa’i... < [Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies 3.1 (2020)]
The Relationship Between the Tangut Art and Textual Heritage: Some Observations < [Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies 1.2 (2018)]
Kailash: Journal of Himalayan Studies
Introduction to the Tantric Buddhist Pilgrimage Sites in Tibet < [Tantric Buddhist Pilgrimage Sites in Tibet]
Aspects of Identity Among Newar Gods and Men < [Volume 15, Number 3-4 (1989)]
Part 3.3 - The “Second Devikota” at Pha-bong-kha < [Tantric Buddhist Pilgrimage Sites in Tibet]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 5 - Cakrasaṃvara < [Book 7 - The preaching of the Tantras]
Chapter 1c - The Zur Geneology (xii): Jo bsod of dbus < [Book 3 - Early translations of Secret Mantra]
Chapter 6 - First incarnation series (iii): spom brag pa < [Book 8 - The famous Dakpo Kagyü (traditions)]
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Commentary (the maṇḍala of contemplation)—Introduction < [Chapter 6 (text and commentary)]
Text 5.8 (Commentary) < [Chapter 5 (text and commentary)]
Text 9.4 (Commentary) < [Chapter 9 (Text And Commentary)]
Hevajra Tantra (analytical study) (by Seung Ho Nam)
1. Preliminary Tantric Practice < [Chapter 4 - Tantric Cult in Hevajra Tantra]
1. Buddhist Tantric Literature < [Chapter 2 - Place of Hevajra Tantra in Tantric Literature]
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