Vishuddhacakra, Viśuddhacakra, Vishuddha-cakra: 1 definition
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Vishuddhacakra 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 Viśuddhacakra can be transliterated into English as Visuddhacakra or Vishuddhacakra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Vishuddhachakra.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramViśuddhacakra (विशुद्धचक्र) [=Viśuddhakacakra?] or simply Viśuddha refers one of the “sixteen stations of the ascent of kuṇḍalinī” according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “[...] (5) Above it (in the throat) is the Pure (Wheel) (viśuddhaka), which is said to be white, shining like heated mercury. There, in the middle, is the lord, a mass of energy, the Supreme Syllable. One should think that it shines like the Moon, Sun and Fire. [...] (Perfect) contemplation (samādhi) is with (these) sixteen aspects and is (attained) within the form of the sixfold deposition (ṣoḍhānyāsa). 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”.
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.
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Yogashikha Upanishad (critical study) (by Sujatarani Giri)
Part 2.1e - Viśuddha cakra (The throat centre) < [Chapter 5 - Nature of Yoga practice in Upaniṣad]
Part 2 - Practice of Prāṇāyāma in Yoga Śikha Upaniṣad < [Chapter 3 - Yogaśikhopaniṣad and its Nature]
Shat-cakra-nirupana (the six bodily centres) (by Arthur Avalon)
Summary of the Viśuddha Cakra (verses 28-31) < [Section 5]
Verses 28-29 < [Section 5]
Verse 31 < [Section 5]
The Nervous System in Yoga and Tantra (Study) (by Ashok Majumdar)
3.1. Causal, Subtle and Gross Body < [Chapter 3 - Scientific exposition of Nadi, Hridaya, Kosa and Prana]
6. The concept of Cakra (psychic centres) < [Chapter 5 - Exposition of Thought science, Tantra and Mantra]
4.3. Five Kinds of Prana < [Chapter 3 - Scientific exposition of Nadi, Hridaya, Kosa and Prana]
Yogatattva Upanishad (translation and study) (by Sujata Jena)
Part 2.4 - Branches of Yoga—Hathayoga < [Chapter 3 - Yoga Philosophy in Yogatattva Upanisad]
Part 2 - Practice of Mudra (spiritual gestures) < [Chapter 4 - Ashtanga-yoga and Practice in Yogatattva Upanishad]
Varahi Tantra (English Study) (by Roberta Pamio)
Chapter 15 - The worship of Siddhilakṣmī < [Summary of the Vārāhī Tantra]
Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
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