Indubimba, Indu-bimba: 5 definitions
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Indubimba means something in 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.
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra TantraIndubimba (इन्दुबिम्ब) refers to the “moon disc”, according to the Netratantroddyota commentary on the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 6.23-25a]—Kṣemarāja explains that the maṇḍala should be drawn on birch bark or another appropriate, surface using a mixture of cow bile, saffron and milk. The Mantrin should write the mantra in full on each petal of a white lotus. He then inscribes the name of the afflicted on the lotus’ pericarp and vajras in each corner. The candramaṇḍala is a moon disc (indubimba-veṣṭita) with sixteen faces. The sixteenth phase of the moon is the amṛtakalā. It corresponds to the sixteenth kalā of the lunar fortnight when the moon is invisible. The amṛtakalā is portrayed as an immortal moon and corresponds to the visarga. It is the supreme energy of consciousness
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryIndubimba (इन्दुबिम्ब).—n. or m. the disk of the moon, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 34.
Indubimba is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms indu and bimba (बिम्ब).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryIndubimba (इन्दुबिम्ब).—[neuter] the orb of the moon.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryIndubimba (इन्दुबिम्ब):—[=indu-bimba] [from indu] n. the disk of the moon, [Śārṅgadhara]
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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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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
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