Shri Chakra, Śrī Chakra, Śrī Cakra, Sri Chakra, Śrīcakra, Shricakra, Śrīchakra, Shrichakra: 12 definitions
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Shri Chakra means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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 terms Śrī Chakra and Śrī Cakra and Śrīcakra and Śrīchakra can be transliterated into English as Sri Chakra or Shri Chakra or Sri Cakra or Shri Cakra or Sricakra or Shricakra or Srichakra or Shrichakra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shri Chakra.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexŚrīcakra (श्रीचक्र).—The mantra of: is Mahālakṣmī: worshipped by Viṣṇu, Śiva and Brahmā: propitiation of, makes one learned: Icon of: the mudras in connection with the worship of; Dīkṣa and its methods.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 41. 3-5; chh. 42-3.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literatureŚrīcakra (श्रीचक्र) is the name of an author of works dealing with prosodoy (chandas or chandaśśāstra) quoted by Kṣemendra (11th century) in his Suvṛttatilaka. The Suvṛttatilaka is a monumental work of Sanskrit prosody in which the author discusses 27 popular metres which were used frequently by the poets (e.g., Śrīcakra).
Chandas (छन्दस्) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (shak)Śrīcakra (श्रीचक्र) refers to one of the topics discussed in the Yoginīhṛdaya, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 1 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (first series)” by Rajendralal Mitra (1822–1891), who was one of the first English-writing historians dealing with Indian culture and heritage.— The Yoginīhṛdaya manuscript contents range from magic circles to instructions on how to become a Vīra or one who can worship with spirituous liquors.—The catalogue includes the term—Śrīcakra in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads—[chapter 1: paṭale śrīcakrasaṅketakathanaṃ ].
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.
In Buddhism
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Google Books: Buddhist Tantra: A Philosophical Reflection and Religious InvestigationŚrī Cakra symbolizes the cosmos and its divine cause. There are two sets of ttriangles, one composed of four males (Śiva) triangles and other of five females (Śakti). From the macrocosmic point of view, the Śakti triangle satnds for the five vital funtions, the census of knowledge, the five census of action and the five subtle and five gross forms of matter and the mind. Śiva triangles represent the four higher tattvas, i.e. Māyā, Śudhavidyā, Maheśvara and Sadāśiva.
In the centre of Śrī Cakra, which is represented by a point (bindu), reside Śiva (Kāmeśvara) and Śakti (Lalitā) in an undifferentiated (abheda) union. Enclosing the bindu is an inverted triangle which symbolizes will (icchā), action (kriyā) and knowledge (jñāna) aspects of Śakti. The three guṇas and the deities preside over them. The other cakras are the Aṣṭakoṇa (eight triangles), Daśāra-yugma (two cakras, each of ten triangles), Manvasra (fourteen triangles), Aṣṭadala (eight lotus petals), Ṣoḍaśadala (Sixteen lotus petals), Vṛttatraya (three circles and three squares). These nine cakras are ruled over by yoginis (divinities) presiding over forms of mind, snese and matter. Yoginis are called Āvaraṇa Devatās (veiling deities), because they veil the pure consciousness (cit) and create the appearance of the world of mind, sense and matter and limited and differentiated (apūrṇa).
Śrī Cakra is the mansion of Devī. The realization of Devī (Śakti) and consequent bliss for the yogi comes from meditation and visualization of Vajramaṇi that can be attained through piercing the different nerve plexus (Padamas). From the above enumeration of Buddhist esotericism without visualizing the Bindu residing at the centre of Uṣṇīṣa-Kamala one cannot attain the state of perfection and enlightenment. This is known as Sahajāvasthā the state of choiceless awareness.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚrīcakra (श्रीचक्र).—
1) the circle of the earth, the globe.
2) a wheel f Indra's car.
3) A diagram for the worship of त्रिपुरसुन्दरी (tripurasundarī) in Tantra rituals.
4) An astrological division of the body (representing the public region).
Derivable forms: śrīcakram (श्रीचक्रम्).
Śrīcakra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śrī and cakra (चक्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚrīcakra (श्रीचक्र).—n.
(-kraṃ) 1. A magical diagram. 2. An astrological division of the body, the uterine or pubic region. 3. A wheel of Indra'S car. 4. The circle of the globe or earth. E. śrī prosperity, &c., cakra a wheel.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumŚrī cakra (श्री चक्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poet. Quoted by Kṣemendra in Aucityavicāracarcā 25, in Suvṛttatilaka 2, 41. 3, 22.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumŚrīcakra (श्रीचक्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—by Śaṅkarācārya. Peters. 6, 524.
Śrīcakra has the following synonyms: Gurvaṣṭaka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śrīcakra (श्रीचक्र):—[=śrī-cakra] [from śrī] n. a magical diagram (supposed to represent the orb of the earth), [Religious Thought and Life in India 196; 203]
2) [v.s. ...] an astrological division of the body (said to, represent the uterine or pubic region), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] a wheel of Indra’s car, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚrīcakra (श्रीचक्र):—[śrī-cakra] (kraṃ) 1. n. A magical diagram; astrological division of the body; wheel of Indra's car; circle of the earth or globe.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚrīcakra (ಶ್ರೀಚಕ್ರ):—[noun] the most mystic diagram, that represents the orb of the earth, worshipped by mystics.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Shri, Chakra, Cakra.
Full-text (+200): Shricakrapattra, Shricakrasanketa, Bhuprastara, Shricakrancita, Sarvanandamaya, Meruprastara, Shricakranyasakavaca, Shricakrapujavidhi, Tripurasundari, Tvarita, Khadgamala, Shrividya, Sarvarogahara, Sarvarthasadhaka, Sarvarakshakara, Vasudala, Cakramadhya, Bherunda, Jvalamalini, Kulasundari.
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