Shatcakra, 峁峁璫补办谤补, Shash-cakra: 10 definitions
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Shatcakra means something in 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 term 峁峁璫补办谤补 can be transliterated into English as Satcakra or Shatcakra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shatchakra.
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In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
: DSpace at Pondicherry: Siddha Cult in Tamilnadu (sculpture)峁峁璫补办谤补 (啶粪啷嵿啶曕啶�).鈥擨n the ceiling beam of the Puthuma峁囜笉apa of Tiruvotriy奴r 艢iva temple, the body of a standing human Figure the 峁峁�-肠补办谤补蝉 are depicted in the respective places of his body starting from 尘奴濒腻诲丑腻谤补 to 蝉补丑补蝉谤腻谤补. To his left (颈岣峚) moon is depicted and to his right (辫颈峁単补濒补) Sun is depicted. Though it seems to be of a later period, this kind of sculpture is not found in any other temple.
Shilpashastra (啶多た啶侧啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 艣ilpa艣膩stra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram峁峁璫补办谤补 (啶粪啷嵿啶曕啶�) [=Cakra峁峁璳a?] refers to 鈥渟ix wheels鈥� and represents an example of the 鈥榮ix parts鈥� (峁峁璸谤补办腻谤腻, cf. 峁峁璳补) [of the Goddess], 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.鈥擳he Six Wheels (峁峁璫补办谤补) are the six parts. The inner body of all living beings is modeled on that of the deity. Consisting of the Six Wheels, it is the Body of Thunder or the Self of Thunder and is said to be the 鈥淜ula with six parts鈥� of all embodied beings. Also called the six sheaths, these six are 鈥渢he great ocean of the six parts鈥� (峁峁璸谤补办腻谤补-尘补丑腻谤峁嘺惫补). The Ci帽cin墨matas膩rasamuccaya calls them collectively (the reality with) six parts (峁峁璸谤补办腻谤补) and lists where they are located in the body.
Note: Various entities are coupled with projections of the six Wheels (峁峁璫补办谤补). These include six sacred seats with their six goddesses and Siddhas, six Li峁単as, six Yogin墨s and the six lineages said to have been founded by Matsyendran膩tha through his six disciples. [...]
: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (shak)1) 峁峁璫补办谤补 (啶粪啷嵿啶曕啶�) refers to one of the topics discussed in the 艢补办迟颈蝉补苍驳补尘补迟补苍迟谤补, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 1 of the catalogue 鈥淣otices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (first series)鈥� by Rajendralal Mitra (1822鈥�1891), who was one of the first English-writing historians dealing with Indian culture and heritage.鈥擳he Mah膩mok峁tantra manuscript contains roughly 11,000 艣濒辞办补蝉 (metrical verses) and represents a voluminous compendium of the 艢膩kta cult comprising four books on K膩l墨, T膩r膩, Sundar墨 and Chinnamast膩.鈥擳he catalogue includes the term鈥斸耿a峁璫补办谤补-gata in its 鈥榮ubject-matter list鈥� or Vi峁ya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads鈥擺chapter 3.12: 峁峁璫补办谤补gatadevadhy膩natatphalak膩l墨mantrakathan膩di].
2) 峁峁璫补办谤补 (啶粪啷嵿啶曕啶�) is also one of the topics discussed in the 搁耻诲谤补测腻尘补濒补迟补苍迟谤补鈥攁n elaborate and original Tantra, including the whole range of 艢膩kta knowledge about religion, social orders, castes, sacred places, modes of adoration, forms of ceremonies, etc. It contains roughly 9,000 verses divided into 67 sections.鈥擳he complete entry reads鈥擺(1) chapter 22: 峁峁璫补办谤补s膩rasa峁卥ete yoga艣ik峁Ｄ乿idhi岣� (2) chapter 29: 峁峁璫补办谤补prak膩艣e mah膩pralayanir峁嘺ya岣� (3) chapter 30: 峁峁璫补办谤补siddhis膩dhane 岣嵞乲in墨brahmastotra峁� (4) chapter 43: 峁峁璫补办谤补bhed膩dikathana峁�].
3) 峁峁璫补办谤补 (啶粪啷嵿啶曕啶�) also refers to one of the topics discussed in the 艢谤墨迟补迟迟惫补产辞诲丑颈苍墨.鈥擳he 艢谤墨迟补迟迟惫补产辞诲丑颈苍墨 manuscript is authored by K峁涐梗峁嚹乶anda and contains roughly 2,500 艣濒辞办补蝉. It represents a compilation embracing the whole of the 艢膩kta cult.鈥擳he complete entry reads鈥擺chapter 12: 峁峁璫补办谤补vidhikathana峁�].
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.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: archive.org: Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali with Bhoja Vritti峁峁璫补办谤补 (啶粪啷嵿啶曕啶�) is the name of a work dealing with the Yoga system of Philosophy. It deals with鈥擳he six principal parts of the body which should be meditated upon. Cf. Buhler鈥檚 Guzarat Catalogue. IV.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as 膩sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (shai)峁峁璫补办谤补 (啶粪啷嵿啶曕啶�) refers to one of the topics discussed in the 惭补丑腻尘辞办峁-罢补苍迟谤补, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 12 of the catalogue 鈥淣otices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)鈥� by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.鈥擳he Mah膩mok峁tantra manuscript, consisting of 3,024 艣濒辞办补蝉 (metrical verses), is deposit: Dhaka, Vikramapura Majhapada, Babu Rasavihari Raya. It deals with the salvation, cosmogony (i.e., the order of cosmic regions) and contains a bibliography of Tantric literature.鈥� The catalogue includes the term鈥斸耿a峁璫补办谤补-vivara峁嘺 in its 鈥榮ubject-matter list鈥� or Vi峁ya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads鈥�54 艣e pa峁璦le,鈥斸梗a峁璫补办谤补vivara峁嘺m.
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary峁峁璫补办谤补 (啶粪啷嵿啶曕啶�).鈥攏.
(-办谤补峁�) The six mystical circles of the body, (in Tantra.)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum峁峁璫补办谤补 (啶粪啷嵿啶曕啶�) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥攐n the six mystic centres or circles connected with particular parts of the body. The meditation on these procures transcendant power. These circles often represented as lotuses are called 尘奴濒腻诲丑腻谤补, 蝉惫腻诲丑颈峁ａ弓丑腻苍补, 尘补峁噄辫奴谤补, an膩hata, 惫颈艣耻诲诲丑补, 膩j帽膩. Sometimes a seventh named sahasradala is added. B. 4, 6. Proceed. Asb. 1871, 282 (and鈥擺commentary]).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 峁峁璫补办谤补 (啶粪啷嵿啶曕啶�):鈥擺=峁峁�-肠补办谤补] [from 峁峁� > 峁峁�] n. sg. the six mystical circles of the body (尘奴濒腻诲丑腻谤补, 蝉惫腻诲丑颈峁ａ弓丑腻苍补, 尘补峁噄辫奴谤补, 补苍-腻丑补迟补, 惫颈艣耻诲诲丑补, 腻箩帽腻办丑测补), [Pa帽car膩tra]
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[Sanskrit to German]
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峁峁璫补办谤补 (嗖粪矡喑嵿矚嗖曕硩嗖�):鈥擺noun] (pl.) the six mystical circles in the human body, which has the latent energy, when aroused, passes through and reach the pinnacle at which it merges with the universal Energy.
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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Starts with: Shatcakrabheda, Shatcakrabhedatippani, Shatcakrabhedavivrititika, Shatcakradhyanapaddhati, Shatcakradipika, Shatcakradisamgraha, Shatcakragata, Shatcakrakrama, Shatcakram, Shatcakranilaya, Shatcakranirupana, Shatcakraprabheda, Shatcakraprakasha, Shatcakrasiddhi, Shatcakrasvarupa, Shatcakravidhi, Shatcakravivarana, Shatcakravivrititika.
Full-text (+11): Shatcakranilaya, Shatcakradipika, Shatcakraprabheda, Shatcakranirupana, Shatcakrakrama, Shatcakrabheda, Shatcakram, Shatcakradhyanapaddhati, Shatcakrabhedatippani, Shatcakravivrititika, Shatcakrasvarupa, Shatcakrabhedavivrititika, Shatcakravivarana, Shatcakravidhi, Shatcakragata, Shatcakraprakasha, Shatcakrasiddhi, Shatcakradisamgraha, Shatcakropanishaddipika, Shatkamala.
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Search found 24 books and stories containing Shatcakra, 峁峁�-cakra, Sas-cakra, 峁峁akra, Sascakra, Sat-cakra, 峁峁�-cakra, Satcakra, 峁峁璫补办谤补, Shash-cakra, Shat-cakra; (plurals include: Shatcakras, cakras, 峁峁akras, Sascakras, Satcakras, 峁峁璫补办谤补s). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Shat-cakra-nirupana (the six bodily centres) (by Arthur Avalon)
Verse 24 < [Section 4]
Summary of the 膧j帽膩 Cakra (verses 31a-38) < [Section 6]
The Nervous System in Yoga and Tantra (Study) (by Ashok Majumdar)
6. The concept of Cakra (psychic centres) < [Chapter 5 - Exposition of Thought science, Tantra and Mantra]
6. Tantricism in Dharmasastra, Puranas, etc. < [Chapter 4 - Origin and Development of Tantra]
2. Hridaya in Yoga < [Chapter 3 - Scientific exposition of Nadi, Hridaya, Kosa and Prana]
Serpent Power (Kundalini-shakti), Introduction (by Arthur Avalon)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Cidgaganacandrika (study) (by S. Mahalakshmi)
Verse 97 [Pi峁囜笉amantra] < [Chapter 3 - Third Vimar艣a]
Verse 140 [峁峁璫补办谤补 M膩nasa Sthiti] < [Chapter 3 - Third Vimar艣a]
Verse 96 [Pra峁嘺va produced by Cakrapa帽caka in Ku峁囜笉alin墨] < [Chapter 3 - Third Vimar艣a]