Cinmatra, Cinmātra, Cit-matra: 9 definitions
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Cinmatra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Chinmatra.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramCinmātra (चिन्मात्र) refers to “pure consciousness” (i.e., Bhairava’s nature), according to the Tantric texts such as the Kubjikāmata-tantra, the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, as the Goddess said to Bhairava:—“[...] The joy, fifty-fold (of the fifty letters of the alphabet), which is the bliss of liberation (kaivalya) was within the Fire of the Aeons (saṃvartā). Its will is pure consciousness (cinmātra), the Unmanifest whose form is subtly manifest. Then I was overcome with wonder and (asked myself): ‘what is this voidness?’ And realizing that it was terrible and deep, I was frightened and (my) mind slumbered. [...]”.
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.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchCinmātra (चिन्मात्र) refers to “consciousness”, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] The Yogin should not wake by day and should not sleep even for a fraction of the night. Night and day, the Yogin always sleeps in the natural [no-mind] state. For a man who remains in the pure, natural [no-mind state], there is not even the distinction of day and night, because [that] place is the bliss of mere consciousness (cinmātra-ānanda), which is free from wakefulness and sleep. [...]”.
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).
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Source: Wikisource: Ashtavakra GitaCinmātra (चिन्मात्र) refers to “pure consciousness” (and is used to describe one’s own self—Ātman), according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Janaka says to Aṣṭavakra]: “[...] It is in the infinite ocean of myself that the imagination called the world takes place. I am supremely peaceful and formless, and as such I remain. My true nature is not contained in objects, nor does any object exist in it, for it is infinite and spotless. So it is unattached, desireless and at peace, and as such I remain. Truly I am but pure consciousness (cinmātra), and the world is like a conjuror’s show [aho cinmātramevāhamindrajālopamaṃ jagat], so how could I imagine there is anything there to take up or reject?”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishcinmātra (चिन्मात्र).—a Full of knowledge; epithets of the Deity.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCinmātra (चिन्मात्र).—Pure intelligence.
Derivable forms: cinmātram (चिन्मात्रम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryCinmātra (चिन्मात्र).—i. e. cit-mātra, n. Pure-intelligence, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 4, 7, 26.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryCinmātra (चिन्मात्र).—[adjective] consisting only of intelligence, quite spiritual.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCinmātra (चिन्मात्र):—[=cin-mātra] [from cin > cit] mfn. idem, [Kaivalya-upaniṣad 18; Vedāntasāra 168.]
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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.
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Starts with: Cinmatragocara, Cinmatrakashika, Cinmatrananda, Cinmatrapaurusha, Cinmatrarupa, Cinmatrarupi, Cinmatrarupi.
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Thirty minor Upanishads (by K. Narayanasvami Aiyar)
Tejobindu Upanishad of Krishna-yajurveda, Chapter II
Maitreya Upanishad of Samaveda, Chapter III
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Eulogy of Visnu by Indradyumna < [Purana, Volume 12, Part 2 (1970)]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
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Soundarya Lahari of Shri Shankara (Study) (by Seetha N.)
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
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