Cinmaya: 14 definitions
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Cinmaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Chinmaya.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Cinmaya (चिन्मय) refers to “consciousness”, 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, “[...] I will now expound the sixfold introduction to the differentiated (sakala aspect). The Śāmbhava (state), supreme and tranquil, is above the six (Wheels). It is liberation, unique, tranquil, devoid of the Five Voids and beneficial. It is consciousness [i.e., cinmaya], supreme and pure. It is the inexplicable Śāmbhava (state) that is pure consciousness (cinmātra). It is supreme. It is the supreme Nirvāṇa, the body made of consciousness along with Śiva. [...]”.
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.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Cinmaya (चिन्मय) refers to—Transcendental.
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Cinmaya (चिन्मय) refers to “pure consciousness” (which is not to be disturbed with the affirmation and negating of things), according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] Being pure consciousness (cinmaya), do not disturb your mind with thoughts of for and against [mā saṃkalpavikalpābhyāṃ cittaṃ kṣobhaya cinmaya]. Be at peace and remain happily in yourself, the essence of joy. Give up the practice of concentration completely and hold nothing in your mind. You are free in your very nature, so what will you achieve by working your brain? [...]”.
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).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Cinmaya (चिन्मय) refers to “consisting of consciousness”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “This self is, by nature, different from the body, etc., consisting of consciousness and bliss (cinmaya—cidānandamayaḥ), pure and united with mundane bondage. In reality, there is no unity of the forms of matter and consciousness with regard to mundane bondage and the connection of these two is without a beginning like gold and a flaw in gold”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
Cinmaya (चिन्मय) or Cinmayatantra is the name of a Tantra categorized as “Rathakrānta”, and is mentioned in a (further unknown) book in the possession of Kamlesh Punyark [=Śrī Kamaleśa Puṇyārka or श्री कमलेश पुण्यार्क].—This book contains a detailed discussion of the basics of Tantra and opens with a list of three times sixty-four Tantras. One such text is the चिन्मय-तन्त्रम् [cinmaya-tantram] or चिन्मय [cinmaya].
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
cinmaya (चिन्मय).—& cinmātra a S (Pure intelligence or consciousness. ) Epithets of the Deity. 2 Full of intelligence or knowledge. Ex. citta ci0 karī asī vidyā || sēvitāṃ vitaḷatē sva avidyā ||.
cinmaya (चिन्मय).—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
Cinmaya (चिन्मय).—a. Consisting of pure intelligence, spiritual (as the Supreme spirit).
-yam 1 Pure intelligence.
2) The Supreme Spirit.
Cinmaya (चिन्मय).—[adjective] consisting of intelligence, spiritual.
Cinmaya (चिन्मय):—[=cin-maya] [from cin > cit] mfn. consisting of pure thought, [Rāmatāpanīya-upaniṣad; Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha ix, 71 f.; Sāhitya-darpaṇa iii, 2.]
Cinmaya (चिन्मय):—(von 5. cit) adj. geistig [Sāhityadarpana 23, 4. 13.]
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Cinmaya (चिन्मय):—[WEBER, Rāmatāpanīya Upaniṣad 286. fgg. 300. 349.] [SARVADARŚANAS. 103, 1. 4.]
Cinmaya (चिन्मय):—Adj. geistig.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Cinmaya (चिन्मय) [Also spelled chinmay]:—(a) conscious, pervaded or permeated by consciousness; (nm) All Consciousness, Pure Consciousness; hence ~[tā] (nf).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Cinmaya (ಚಿನ್ಮಯ):—[adjective] of the nature of pure consciousness or spiritual intelligence.
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Cinmaya (ಚಿನ್ಮಯ):—[noun] the Supreme, who is characterised by pure Consciousness.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ma-ya, Cit, Maya.
Starts with: Cinmayadhama, Cinmayadikshavidhi, Cinmayai, Cinmayakhani, Cinmayam, Cinmayan, Cinmayaprakriti, Cinmayatantra, Cinmayatattva.
Full-text: Ekacinmaya, Cinmayam, Cinmayaprakriti, Cinmayadhama, Cinmayatattva, Cidrupa, Shivacinmaya, Cinmayatantra, Absolute transcendence, Chinmay, Spiritual dominated potency, Transcendental spiritual abode, Blissful transcendental mellow, Vitulanem, Vikalpa, Vimrishya, Anandavigraha, Sankalpavikalpa, Samkalpa.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 4.10 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Paduka-panchaka (the five-fold footstool) (by Arthur Avalon)
Krishna Sandarbha of Jiva Goswami (by Kusakratha Prabhu)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Cidgaganacandrika (study) (by S. Mahalakshmi)
Verse 281 [Citsvarūpā is beyond all triads] < [Chapter 4 - Fourth Vimarśa]
Verse 258-259 [Śuddhavidyā liberates Śiva from limitations imposed by Māyāśakti] < [Chapter 4 - Fourth Vimarśa]
Verse 97 [Piṇḍamantra] < [Chapter 3 - Third Vimarśa]