Candragarbha: 5 definitions
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Candragarbha means something in 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 Chandragarbha.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram1) Candragarbha (चन्द्रगर्भ) refers to the “womb of the moon”, according to the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “[...] This is the Moon (candrā) of the Womb of the Moon [i.e., candragarbha], the moonlight of the plane of the Doomsday Fire (vāḍavīpada). Fire is within the Womb of the Moon. She has arisen out of the middle of that (Fire). [...]”.
2) Candragarbha (चन्द्रगर्भ) refers to one of the eight Bhairavas (bhairava-aṣṭaka) associated with Kāmākhya (corresponding to the eastern face of Bhairava), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—[...] The eight Bhairavas (bhairavāṣṭaka): Krodhīśa, Candragarbha, Kuṇṭīśa, Amṛteśvara, Tumburubhairaveśa, Somānanda, Tridaṇḍīśa, Ardhanārīśa.
3) Candragarbha (चन्द्रगर्भ) also refers to one of the eight Bhairavas (bhairava-aṣṭaka) associated with Tisrapīṭha (located in the ‘end of sound’—nādānta).—[...] The eight Bhairavas (bhairavāṣṭaka): Candragarbha, Arghīśa, Mahānanda, Kāmāri, Pralamba, Viśveśvara, Śrīkaṇṭha, Vilamba.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryCandragarbha (चन्द्रगर्भ).—name of a Bodhisattva: Śatasāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā 6.21.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCandragarbha (चन्द्रगर्भ):—[=candra-garbha] [from candra > cand] m. Name of a Buddh. Sūtra.
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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: Garbha, Candra.
Full-text (+644): Purvaphalguninakshatra, Uttarabhadrapadanakshatra, Krittikanakshatra, Purvabhadrapadanakshatra, Abhijinnakshatra, Ashvininakshatra, Ashleshanakshatra, Maghanakshatra, Dhanishthanakshatra, Ardranakshatra, Punarvasunakshatra, Vishakhanakshatra, Revatinakshatra, Jyeshthanakshatra, Bharaninakshatra, Pushyanakshatra, Uttaraphalguninakshatra, Anuradhanakshatra, Mulanakshatra, Purvashadhanakshatra.
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Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 11 - Miscellaneous doctrines < [Book 14 - Great Compassion Cycle]
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)