ca)082015 Kalachokra - Wikipedia, the free enoylopedia Kalachakra From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Kalachakra (Sanskrit: FTAIH Kalacakra, Tibetan: gx 3%, Wylie: dus kyi 'khor lo; Mongolian: Uort Harniist Xypaon Tsogt Tsagiin Hurden; Chinese: F484) is a term used in Vajrayana Buddhism that means wheel of time or "time-cycles”. The word Kalacakra is usually used to refer to a very complex teaching and practice in Tibetan Buddhism, Although the teaching is very advanced and esoteric, there is a tradition of offering it to large public audiences. Contents 1 Kalacakra tradition 2 Text of the Kalacakra Tantra * 2.1 Ground Kalacakra * 2.2 Path and fruition * 2.3 Astrology 3 History and origin * 3.1 Original Teaching in India and Later Teachings in Kingdom of Shambhala * 3.2 Chilupa/Kalacakrapada + 3.3 Spread to Tibet 4 Practice * 4.1 Initiation * 4.2 Kalacakra practice today in the Tibetan Buddhist schools = 4.2.1 Gelugpa * 43 Kagyu * 4.4.Nyingma = 4.5 Sakya + 4.6 Jonang 5 Controversy * 5.1 Prophesies on Holy War * 5,2 Symbolical meaning # 5.3 Ieonography 6 See also 7 References 8 Sources ipilon wikipedia orgvikiKalachakra ac9)082015 Kalachokra - Wikipedia, the free enoylopedia = 9 External links Kalacakra tradition Kalacakra refers both to a patron Tantric deity or istadevata, (Wylie: yi dam) of Vajrayana Buddhism and to the philosophies and meditation practices contained within the Kalacakra Tantra and its many commentaries. The Kalacakra Tantra is more properly called the Kalacakra Laghutantra, and is said to be an abridged form of an original text, the Kalacakra Milatantra which is no longer extant. Some Buddhist masters assert that Kalacakra is the most advanced form of Vajrayana practice; it certainly is one of the most complex systems within tantric Buddhism. The Kala the planets,!"] to the cycles of human breathing, it teaches the practice of working with the most subtle energies within one's body on the path to enlightenment, takra tradition revolves around the concept of time (kala) and eycles (chakra): from the cycles of The Kalacakra deity represents a buddhahood and thus omniscience. Since Kalacakra is time and everything is under the influence of time, Kalacakra knows all. Kalacakri, his spiritual consort and complement, is aware of everything that is timeless, not time-bound or out of the realm of time. In Yab- ‘Yum, they are temporality and atemporality conjoined. Similarly, the wheel is without beginning or end, The term "wheel" evoked herewith is a principal polyvalent sign, teaching tool, organising metaphor and iconographic device within Indian religions, Some "wheel" cognates are the asfamaiigala symbol of the dharmacakra, Vishnu's Sudarshana Chakra and the theory of samsara. The Kalacakra refers to many different traditions: for example, it is related to Hindu Shaiva, Samkhya, Vaishnava, Vedic, Upanishadic and Puranic traditions and also to Jainism. The Kalacakra mandala includes, deities which are equally accepted by Hindus, Jains and Buddhists.) The Kalacakra deity resides in the center of the mandala in his palace consisting of four mandalas, one within the other: the mandalas of body, speech, and mind, and in the very center, wisdom and great bliss.) The Kalacakra sand mandala is dedicated to both individual and world peace and physical balance. The Dalai Lama explains: “It is a way of planting a seed, and the seed will have karmic effect. One doesn’t need to be present at the Kalachakra ceremony in order to receive its benefits.” Text of the Kalacakra Tantra The Kalacakra Tantra is divided into five chapters.(4] Ground Kalacakra The first two chapters are considered the "ground Kalacakra." The first chapter deals with what is called the “outer Kalacakra"—the physical world— and in particular the calculation system for the Kalacakra calendar, the birth and death of universes, our solar system and the workings of the elements. pion wikipedia orgvikiKalachakra ana