Alternative spellings of this word include Prathamacharana.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

Prathamacaraṇa (प्रथमचरण) refers to the “first phase” (of a particular yuga), according to the Guru Mandala Worship (maṇḍalārcana) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “[...] Today, in the time of thrice sacred glorious Śākyasiṃha Tathāgata, In the Bhadra Kalpa, in the world division Sahā, in the Vaivasvata Manu age, After the Satya, Tretā, Dvāpara, in the Kali Yuga, in the first phase (prathamacaraṇa) [...]”.,

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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

prathamacaraṇa (प्रथमचरण).—m (S) The first step or stage; the very outset or beginning.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

prathamacaraṇa (प्रथमचरण).—m The first step, the very beginning.

context information

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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Carana, Prathama.

Full-text: Carana.

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