Chandra — Chaurasi-siddhas

"sparkling", the Moon, one of the Navagrahas: naturally auspicious (सौम्य, saumya) and sattvic in nature. However, it is worth noting that Chandra is truly beneficial only in the bright half of the month (from the 1st to the 15th tithi).

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"the lunar channel", ida

Ida goes down from the left nostril, skirting the sushumna, it is usually correlated with the left side of the body.

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“crowned with the moon”

Chandrashekhara is

1. the name of Shiva;
2. one of the forms of Dakshina-Kali.

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“movement”, “motion”, “sequence”, “direction”

For example, being part of the word khechara, chara indicates movement in space.

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"Charaka-samhita" is the main treatise on medicine (Ayurveda), which has survived to this day, is a vast collection of texts written in classical Sanskrit, the primary source of which is the ancient "Agniveshatantra".  → Подробнее...

A materialistic doctrine that denies the existence of God and soul, the concepts of dharma and karma. Charvaka perceives as truth only that which can be comprehended through direct perception. Only this world is considered real, matter is the only reality.

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Chattari Ariyasachchani (Pali "noble truths") are the four noble truths that Buddha voiced to his first disciples after enlightenment.

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One of the stages of "divine emanation", in accordance with the view adopted in Gaudiya Vaishnavism|vishnuism.

Chatur-vyuha is the quadruple expansion of Narayana, in which Narayana expands himself into four hypostases: Vasudeva, Sankarshana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha.

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The fourteenth day (tithi) of lunar calendar. Chaturdashi precedes the new moon (amavasya) and the full moon (purnima), i.e., it occurs twice a month – in its light (shukla) and dark (krishna) half (paksha).  → Подробнее...

In the Natha Sampradaya|Nath_Sampradaya, Nava Nathas (9 Nathas) and Chaurasi Siddhas (84 saints), which are also found in the Vajrayana, are especially famous and revered. They are the patrons of spiritual practice, kaya sadhana, and are mentioned in the Goraksha Upanishad. It is believed that there are 84 lakh living beings, each lakh ruled by one of the Naths. But each tradition has its own lists of these siddhas; they have changed over time, even within the same tradition.   → Подробнее...