Vishuddhicakra, Viśuddhicakra, Vishuddhi-cakra: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Viśuddhicakra can be transliterated into English as Visuddhicakra or Vishuddhicakra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Vishuddhichakra.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Viśuddhicakra (विशुद्धिचक्र) or simply Viśuddhi refers to the “wheel of purity”, according to Tantric texts such as the Kubjikāmata-tantra, the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “(The Wheel of) Purity (viśuddhi-cakra) is the mother of awakened consciousness (bodha). It is the End of the Sixteen above (the head) and below (in the throat)”.
Note: in the Kularatnoddyota, there the Wheel of Purity (viśuddhicakra) is clearly said to contain the sixteen digits of the moon “born from nectar”. Their names are listed in chapter ten of the Kularatnoddyota. According to the manuscripts consulted, the sixteenth and last digit there is called Umā. But this may be a mistake for Amā—the New Moon (amākalā). [...]
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Viśuddhicakra (विशुद्धिचक्र):—[=vi-śuddhi-cakra] [from vi-śuddhi > vi-śudh] n. a kind of mystical circle or mark in the body (said to be in the region of the throat), [Catalogue(s)]
Viśuddhicakra (विशुद्धिचक्र):—n. ein best. mystischer Kreis: kaṇṭhe cakraṃ tu dhūmravarṇaṃ birājate [Oxforder Handschriften 149,b,36.]
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
Viśuddhicakra (ವಿಶುದ್ಧಿಚಕ್ರ):—[noun] = ವಿಶುದ್ಧ [vishuddha]2 - 5.
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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Yoga-sutras (Ancient and Modern Interpretations) (by Makarand Gopal Newalkar)
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