Mamsacakshu, Māṃsacakṣu: 1 definition
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Mamsacakshu 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.
The Sanskrit term Māṃsacakṣu can be transliterated into English as Mamsacaksu or Mamsacakshu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Mamsachakshu.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryMāṃsacakṣu (मांसचक्षु).—(s) , nt. (= Pali maṃsa-cakkhu), [Page428-a+ 71] fleshly, bodily eye, one of the five cakṣus, q.v.: prākṛtena °ṣā mātāpitṛsaṃbhavena Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 354.7, compare 9; 355.3; tasya dāni tāva viśuddhaṃ °kṣuṃ Mahāvastu iii.177.8; buddhyā na (two mss. om. na) °ṣā Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra 13.3; others s.v. cakṣus.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Description of the ‘five eyes’ (cakṣus) < [Part 6 - Obtaining the five ‘eyes’]
Appendix 1 - Notes on the five cakṣus or visual powers of the Buddha < [Chapter XIV - Emission of rays]
Act 1.2: The Buddha smiles a first time with his whole body < [Chapter XIV - Emission of rays]
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)