Tilakacakra, Tilaka-cakra: 1 definition
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Alternative spellings of this word include Tilakachakra.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka MaṇḍalaTilakacakra (तिलकचक्र) is another name for the lotus (padma) positioned in the sahaja-puṭa or ‘innate layer’ of the Herukamaṇḍala: a large-scale and elaborate maṇḍala of Heruka, consisting of 986 deities, as found in the Ḍākārṇava chapter 15.—The Herukamaṇḍala consists of four layers (puṭa) consisting of concentric circles (cakra, totally one lotus at the center and 12 concentric circles, that is, 13 circles in total). The First layer (sahaja-puṭa, ‘innate’) consists of: (1) The lotus (padma) at the center [binducakra or tilakacakra according to Jayasena’s Sādhana], (2) The adamantine circle (vajracakra), (3) The heart circle (hṛdayacakra), and (4) The merit circle (guṇacakra).
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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Partial matches: Tilaka, Cakra.
Full-text: Sahaja, Binducakra, Herukamandala.
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