Panchamakara
Panchamakara or Panchatattva, also known as the Five Ms, is the
In the Vamachara tradition, adherents engage in literal consumption and use of the Five Ms, often in the context of ritual feasts (ganachakra), along with other ritual elements such as incense, music, and costumes. This approach represents a more overt embrace of these elements to attain spiritual transformation. In contrast, Dakṣiṇācāra practitioners interpret the Five Ms symbolically and metaphorically, emphasizing their spiritual significance and using them as symbols for meditation and inner transformation. This interpretation encourages practitioners to transcend their worldly desires gradually and embrace subtle Tantric practices.
Symbolic meaning
In the introduction of his translation of the Mahanirvana Tantra,
Differences in interpretation
In
In
| The five M's | Vamachara | Dakshinachara
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|---|---|---|
| Madya | Wine | Khechari Mudra
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| Mamsa | Meat | Control of speech. It symbolizes the Khechari Mudra in which the tongue is swallowed back simulating eating meat. |
| Matsya | Fish | . They are visualised as figure-of-8-shaped structures intertwining like two fish. |
| Mudra | Grain | Spiritual company, Sushumna Nadi.
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| Maithuna | Sexual intercourse, or female sexual discharge[6] | Raising kundalini to the Sahasrara chakra. |
See also
- Karmamudrā – Vajrayana Buddhist practice
- Yab-Yum – Symbol in Tibetan Buddhist art
- Yogini § Panchamakara
References
- ^ Rawson 1978, p. [page needed].
- ^ a b Avalon 1913, Introduction: Panchatattva
- ^ a b Grof 1985, p. 230.
- ^ Anandamurti 1985, p. [page needed].
- ^ Anandamurti 1993, p. [page needed].
- ISBN 978-0-226-02783-8.
Works cited
- Anandamurti, Shrii Shrii (1985). Namah Shiváya Shántáya. Ananda Press.
- Anandamurti, Shrii Shrii (1993). Discourses on Tantra. Ananda Marga.
- Avalon, Arthur (1913). "Introduction". Mahanirvana Tantra.
- Brooks, Douglas Renfrew (1990). The Secret of the Three Cities: An Introduction to Hindu Sakta Tantrism. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-07569-3.
- English, Elizabeth (2013). Vajrayogini: Her Visualization, Rituals, and Forms. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-0-861-71657-9.
- ISBN 978-1-84511-011-6.
- Gray, David B. (2016). "Tantra and the Tantric Traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism". Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199340378.
- Grof, Stanislav (1985). Beyond the Brain: Birth, Death, and Transcendence in Psychotherapy. Ithaca: State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0873959537.
- Rawson, Philip (1978). The Art of Tantra. Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0500201664.
External links
Media related to Mithuna at Wikimedia Commons
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