Samcalini, Saṃcālinī, Sañcālinī, Sancalini: 1 definition
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Alternative spellings of this word include Samchalini.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Saṃcālinī (संचालिनी) or Sañcālinī is the name of one of the six family deities presiding over twenty-four sacred districts, according to the Vajraḍākavivṛti commentary on the 9th-centruy Vajraḍākatantra.—These six Yoginīs seems most likely to represent female leaders of six families [viz., Saṃcālinī]. The Vajraḍākavivṛti clearly connects twenty-four districts with the system of six families. Accordingly, the Saṃcālinī family comprises the districts Himagiri (Himālaya), Kāñcī, Devīkoṭa and Rāmeśvara.
Note: in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 13), when recounting the six Yoginīs in a similar list, there is one name mentioned as Saṃcāraṇī (Sañcāraṇī).
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.
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