Caurangi, Cauramgi, Cauraṅgī, Cauraṅgi: 5 definitions
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Caurangi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Jainism, Prakrit. 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 Caurangi.
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In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Cauraṅgi (चौरङ्गि).—Chandramouli states that Nātha seated on a deer can be identified as Cauraṅgi or Kānu-pā or Kṛṣṇa-pāda, because deer is also called as Kṛṣṇa-mṛga . It is said that Cauraṅgi was one among the five original Nātha Siddhas, who born from the legs of the mutilated corpse of Ādinātha and later cohabited with his stepmother, because of his attraction towards women.
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.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Cauraṅgī is one of the eighty-four Siddhas associated with eighty-four Yogic postures (āsanas), according to popular tradition in Jodhpur, Rājasthān. These posture-performing Siddhas are drawn from illustrative sources known as the Nava-nātha-caurāsī-siddha from Vȧrāṇasī and the Nava-nātha-caruāsī-siddha-bālāsundarī-yogamāyā from Puṇe. They bear some similarity between the eighty-four Siddhas painted on the walls of the sanctum of the temple in Mahāmandir.
The names of these Siddhas (e.g., Cauraṅgī) to 19th-century inscription on a painting from Jodhpur, which is labelled as “Maharaja Mansing and eighty-four Yogis”. The association of Siddhas with yogis reveals the tradition of seeing Matsyendra and his disciple Gorakṣa as the founders of haṭhayoga.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
India history and geography
1) Cauraṅgī (चौरङ्गी) or Cauraṅgīpā is another name for Coraṅgīpā: one of the eighty-four Siddhas (Siddhācāryas) of the Sahajayāna school, according to sources such as the Varṇaratnākara of Jyotirīśvara (i.e., the Varna-Ratnakara by Jyotirishwar Thakur).—The Sahaja-Yana is a philosophical and esoteric movement of Tantric Buddhism which had enormous influence in the Indian subcontinent and the Himalayas.—Many of these Mahāsiddhas [e.g., Cauraṅgī-pā] were historical figures whose lives and mystical powers were the subject of legends. They are often associated with teachings belonging to Hinduism, Buddhism, Ajivikism and Jainism such as the Nath Tradition.
2) Cauraṅgī (चौरङ्गी) is also another name for Cauraṅgīnātha: another one of the eighty-four Siddhas (Siddhācāryas) mentioned in various sources.
3) Chaurangi (Chauraṅgi) is also mentioned as one of the Nava Nāthas in Gourana’s Nava Natha Charitra (Telugu).—Cf. Chandramouli, N., Tantric Symbols in the Art of Srisailam, paper presented in National Seminar on Tantrism, Osmania University, Hyderabad, 2002.—Chaurangi is als known as: Jalandhara.
1) Cauraṅgī (चौरङ्गी) (or Pūran Bhagat) is the name of a prince whose story represents one of the favorite episodes of the Nātha hagiographical repertoire and it is subject of countless versions recited and sung throughout the Indian subcontinent, both among Hindu and Muslim communities. The exploits of this great Siddha and his short biography are included into a range of Tibetan hagiographical collections. Perhaps the most celebrated collection of these tales is called ‘Legends of the Eighty-four Mahāsiddhas’ (Tib. Grub thob brgyad bcu tsa bzhi’i lo rgyus) translated by Robinson and Dowman. This text identifies Cauraṅgī as the son of king Devapāla. According to Abhayadatta, when he was twelve years old his mother passed away.
Note: In the oral traditions of North India’s Nātha Saṃpradāya, we find considerably different accounts of Cauraṅgī’s story performed by wandering minstrels, yet even here, the textual tradition reflects some continuities. Thus, the ‘Prāṇa Sāṃkalī’, which is recognized by the modern Nātha Yogīs as part of their tradition and identified as a work of Nāthasiddha Cauraṅgī, tells a similar story. Cauraṅgī’s contribution to the standard anthologies is, however, exceptional in its length, content, and antiquity. Cauraṅgī identifies the Nāthasiddha Matsyendra as his ‘Guru’ an Nāthasiddha Gorakṣanāth as his ‘gurubandhu’ and ‘annadātā’. Another composition attributed to Cauraṅgī, ‘Śri Nāthāṣṭak’, published by Hajariprasad Dwivedi, identifies Gorakṣanāth as Cauraṅgī’s Guru.
Note: In the Vajrayāna tradition, Cauraṅgīnātha or Cauraṅgīpā (Cauraṅgīpāda) is known as Mahāsiddha (great adept) and this term Mahāsiddha is in fact only used in Buddhist traditions and not seen in Nātha or Śaiva texts.
2) Cauraṅgī (चौरङ्गी) is the name of an ancient teacher whose name is mentioned in the Jñāneśvarī—an ancient commentary on the Bhagavadgītā, containing details about the life of Cauraṅgī (or Pūran Bhagat).—The Celebrated Marathi saint and poet, Jñānadeva also called Jñāneśvara (AD 1275–1296) names the teachers of his tradition as Śrī Tripurāri (Śiva), Macchaprasava (Matsyendra), Cauraṅgī, Gorakṣarāya, Gahinīnātha, and his elder brother Nivṛttinātha in his Old Marathi commentary on the Bhagavadgītā. This text, which was composed in AD 1290, is popularly known as the Jñāneśvarī. Jñānadeva further adds ‘After Matsyendra met crippled Cauraṅgī on the Saptaśṛṅga Mountain, by his mere glance he made him sound in all his limbs’. [...]
3) Cauraṅgī (चौरङ्गी) as the name of a Nātha-Siddha (as well as a Rasa-Siddha) is also mentioned in the Kalleśvara inscription.—One important piece of epigraphical evidence is from the thirteenth century, namely the Kalleśvara inscription (AD 1279, 21st September, Thursday) from, Jagalur tāluka, Karnataka. This inscription records the donation of a village to a “kula-guru śiva-yogī yogī-cakravartī (world-conquerer)” named Prasādadeva on the occasion of a lunar eclipse (EC 1903: 87,154-5, 232-4). [...] In this inscription, we find what appears to be an enumeration of Prasādadeva’s lineage. The list of Siddhas in the inscription mentions Nāthasiddha Caturaṅginātha (Cauraṅgīnātha), [...]. The Kalleśvara inscription also records that these Siddhas were masters of rasāyana (alchemy) i.e. rasa, rasāyana, ghuṭikāñjana, mukhāñjana. They hold high rank of ‘mahā-gaṇācāra’ on the earth and had mastered the science of magic, the art of creating illusions, etc.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Cauraṃgi (चौरंगि) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Caturaṅgin.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+0): Caurangi Raghu, Caurangin, Cauranginatha, Caurangipa, Caurangipada, Caurangyasana.
Full-text (+74): Caurangipa, Cauranginatha, Caurangipada, Caurangi Raghu, Caurangyasana, Caturangin, Caturashitisiddha, Caturashitisiddhapravritti, Ratnamalastotra, Minapa, Acintapa, Cakradhara, Devapala, Jnaneshvara, Jnanadeva, Gahini, Nivrittinatha, Macchaprasava, Jnanesvari, Sulivan.
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