Candrakara, Candrākara, Candrākāra, Candra-akara: 4 definitions
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Candrakara 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 Chandrakara.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiCandrākāra (चन्द्राकार) refers to “having a shining appearance” and is used to describe Locanī, according to the Guru Mandala Worship (maṇḍalārcana) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “Locanī, having a golden color, arrow and shining appearance (kanakavarṇā—śara-candrākāraṃ dharā), Māmakī, having a dark-blue color, water, grain and a bouquet, Pāṇḍarā, having a red color, and drawing a bow and arrow, Holy goddess Ārya Tārā, having a green color and blue lotus”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCandrākara (चन्द्राकर):—[from candra > cand] m. Name of a man, [Rājataraṅgiṇī vii, 5.]
[Sanskrit to German]
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: Akara, Candra.
Ends with: Arddhacandrakara, Ardhacandrakara, Madhavacandrakara.
Full-text: Ardhacandrakara, Sara, Sharadhara, Akara.
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.1.46 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Mādhavakara (Āyurveda scholar) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.9.22 < [Chapter 9 - Brahmā’s Prayers]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Conclusion < [Preface]