Alatacakra, 础濒腻迟补肠补办谤补, Alata-cakra: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Alatacakra means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Alatacakra.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram膧濒腻迟补肠补办谤补 (啶嗋げ啶距い啶氞啷嵿ぐ) or simply 膧l膩ta refers to a 鈥渨hirling firebrand鈥� according to the Manth膩nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik膩.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] (2) Above it is the Self鈥攕upported (蝉惫腻诲丑颈峁ａ弓丑腻苍补), (brilliant) as a whirling firebrand [i.e., 腻濒腻迟补肠补办谤补-蝉补苍苍颈产丑补]. There, in the middle, is the one called the living being (箩墨惫补). One should think that it is as (nourishing) like nectar. [...] (Perfect) contemplation (蝉补尘腻诲丑颈) is with (these) sixteen aspects and is (attained) within the form of the sixfold deposition (峁岣峢腻苍测腻蝉补). He who knows this is (a veritable) Lord of Yogis, the others (who do not) are (just) quoting from books. Once attained the plane that is Void and Non-void, the yogi is freed from bondage鈥�.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) 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
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra础濒腻迟补肠补办谤补 (啶呧げ啶距い啶氞啷嵿ぐ) refers to a 鈥渂urning brand brandished in a circle鈥� and represents one of the various types of 耻辫补尘腻苍补 (comparisons). Cf. 狈颈谤尘腻峁嘺, and the Mah膩praj帽膩p膩ramit膩艣膩stra (chapter XI).鈥擳he great Madhyamaka masters, N膩g膩rjuna, Deva, Candrak墨rti, 艢膩ntideva, explain the ten comparisons (耻辫补尘腻苍补) in detail: 尘腻测腻, 尘补谤墨肠颈, udakacandra and ambucandra, 腻办腻艣补辫耻峁补 and 办丑补辫耻峁补, 辫谤补迟颈艣谤耻迟办腻, gandharvanagara, svapna, bimba and pratibimba, 苍颈谤尘腻峁嘺, 补濒腻迟补肠补办谤补, taimirika (a person suffering from ophthalmia).
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
In Jainism
Jain philosophy
: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra Suri础濒腻迟补肠补办谤补 (啶呧げ啶距い啶氞啷嵿ぐ) refers to an 鈥渋llusion of a circle generated by quickly revolving a fire-brand鈥�, as occurring in the 础苍别办腻苍迟补箩补测补辫补迟腻办腻-辫谤补办补谤补峁嘺, a 艢vet膩mbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra S奴ri.鈥擺Cf. Vol. I, P. 155, l. 22]鈥擳he P膩iya (Prakrit) equivalent of 鈥�补濒腻迟补肠补办谤补鈥� is 鈥�补濒腻测补肠补办办补鈥�. It occurs in Vises膩 (v. 2433). 鈥槾”裟宄俨钩Σ拱彀光�� means an illusion of a circle generated by quickly revolving a fire-brand (补濒腻迟补).鈥擟f. 艢r墨bh膩峁a (p. 187).
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary补濒腻迟补肠补办谤补 (啶呧げ啶距い啶氞啷嵿ぐ).鈥攏 S A circling firebrand; a wheel of fire. Ex. jais膿峁� a0 phir膿 || tais膩 hanumanta asur膩nta v膩var膿 ||
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary础濒腻迟补肠补办谤补 (啶呧げ啶距い啶氞啷嵿ぐ).鈥�nt. (= Sanskrit, [Boehtlingk] 7.310, wheel of fire, of a firebrand whirled in the air), used as symbol of some- thing transitory and illusory (so Pali 掳cakka, Critical Pali Dictionary); 尝补峁卥腻惫补迟腻谤补-蝉奴迟谤补 9.3 (verse; separate 补濒腻迟补肠补办谤补 = 掳kra峁� from dh奴mo); 惭补丑腻惫测耻迟辫补迟迟颈 2832; 惭奴濒补-尘补诲丑测补尘补办补-办腻谤颈办腻 173.3; as symbol of restless, unceasing motion, Lalitavistara 205.13 掳kra-sam膩r奴岣峢asya (lokasya), of per- sons living in the sa峁僺膩ra.
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus础濒腻迟补肠补办谤补 (嗖呧膊嗖距菠嗖氞矔喑嵿舶):鈥擺noun] the apparent circle formed by turning a fire brand fast.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Alata, Cakra, Chakra.
Starts with: Alatacakraka, Alatacakravat.
Full-text: Alatacakravat, Alata, Alaya, Alayacakka, Taimirika, Akashapushpa, Shoshana, Jrimbhana, Hrim, Dravana, Kshobha.
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