The Sanskrit term Candrabimbalakṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Candrabimbalaksana or Candrabimbalakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Candrabimbalakshana.

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Candrabimbalakṣaṇa (चन्द्रबिम्बलक्षण) (lit. “chapter concerning the moon-design) is the name of chapter 14 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 [candrabimbalakṣaṇa]: This chapter concerns itself with “moon-design,” which differs from the “sun-design” by the fact that it is the same thing cut in half. Nārāyaṇa should be invoked in this halved maṇḍala-design (1-16a).

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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: Lakshana, Chandrabimba, Candrabimba.

Full-text: Candrabimba.

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