Candrajnanagama, aka: Candrajnana-agama, Candrajñānāgama; 3 Definition(s)

Introduction

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Alternative spellings of this word include Chandrajnanagama.

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Candrajñānāgama (चन्द्रज्ञानागम):—One of the 28 Śaivāgamas. This is one of the five Āgamas that were proclaimed to the world by the Tatpuruṣa face (of Śiva).

Candrajñānāgama (चन्द्रज्ञानागम) or simply Candrajñāna refers to one of the twenty-eight Siddhāntāgama: a classification of the Śaiva division of Śaivāgamas. The Śaivāgamas represent the wisdom that has come down from lord Śiva, received by Pārvatī and accepted by Viṣṇu. The Śaivāgamas are divided into four groups viz. Śaiva, Pāśupata, Soma and Lākula. Śaiva is further divided in to Dakṣiṇa, Vāma and Siddhānta (eg., candrajñāna-āgama).

According to the pratisaṃhitā theory of Āgama origin and relationship (sambandha), it was Sadāśiva who first imparted the Candrajñānāgama through parasambandha to Ananta, who then imparted it through mahānsambandha to Bṛhaspati who then, through divya-sambandha, transmitted it to the Devas who, through divyādivya-sambandha, transmitted it to the Ṛṣis who finally, through adivya-sambandha, revealed the Candrajñānāgama to human beings (Manuṣya). (also see Anantaśambhu’s commentary on the Siddhāntasārāvali of Trilocanaśivācārya)

The Upāgamas for Candrajñānāgama are: Sthira, Sthāṇu, Mahānta, Vāruṇa, Nandikeśvara, Ekapādapurāṇa, Śaṅkaṛa, Nīlarudraka, Śivabhadra, Kalpabheda, Śrīmukha, Śivāsana, Śivaśekhara and Devīmata. The purpose of revealing Upāgamas is to explain more elaborately than that of Mūlāgamas and to include any new idea if not dealt in Mūlāgamas.

context information

Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

General definition (in Hinduism)

Candrajñānāgama is a Siddhānta Upāgama which defines itself as a pratiṣṭhātantra i.e., a tantra which deals with ritual procedures concerning the installation and worship of representations of Śaiva deities, including liṅgas.

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