Alternative spellings of this word include Chhoma.

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Chomā (छोमा) (or Chodma, Chommā) refers to the “secret language”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “The following eight are called Kula: the family of the sacred seats, the Creeper, the monastery, the Great Tree of Gesture, the family in the extent of the clan, the extent of the clan itself, the type of Transmission and the secret language (chommā)”.—[Note: These eight are similar to the constituents of a sacred seat (see intro. vol. 1, p. 697 ff.) from which the teachings are transmitted through the lineage of teachers. This is how each tradition (āmnāya) is also].

Note: Chomā is the ‘hidden’ language in which the Siddhas and Yoginīs communicate when they meet in the seats (see Manthānabhairavatantra Kumārikākhaṇḍa verse 42.60-64 and notes).

context information

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.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: A Critical Study of the Vajraḍākamahātantrarāja (II)

Chomā (छोमा) refers to “secret sign” according to chapters 7, 8 and 22 of the 9th century Vajraḍākamahātantrarāja, a scripture belonging to the Buddhist Cakrasaṃvara (or Saṃvara) scriptural cycle.

Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes

Chomā (छोमा) refers to the practice of exchanging gestures or jargons performed in the Tantric meeting by male practitioners and their female partners.—Synonyms of Chomā: Chomakā, Mudrā, or Saṃketa)

context information

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.

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Starts with (+11): Chomaka, Chomaphram, Chomara, Coma-varaviratam, Comaci, Comaci-maranayanai, Comaciccakkaram, Comacuntaram, Comacuttiram, Comakecar, Comakkantan, Comakkirakanam, Comam, Coman, Comancoti, Comancotu, Comankalam, Comanuppu, Comar, Comarakam.

Ends with: Libanotis spodotrichoma, Vacchoma, Vakchoma, Vicchoma.

Full-text (+9): Chomaka, Mudra, Sanketa, Marjaraka, Gaja, Siddhasamketa, Garjipravahini, Civaraja, Kamika, Bhutabhavana, Chodma, Aja, Chomma, Sadasya, Mela, Mahogra, Bhu, Tribhuvana, Bhavabhaya, Namita.

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