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18-452: [REDACTED] Look up चिन्तामणि in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Chintamani may refer to: Chintamani or Cintamani (jewel) , a wish-fulfilling jewel in both Hindu and Buddhist traditions The Tamil epic Cīvaka Cintāmaṇi , one of the five great Tamil epics of 5th century Places [ edit ] Chintamani, Karnataka ,

36-639: A Tamil weekly newspaper, published in Colombo Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Chintamani . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chintamani&oldid=1225762237 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description

54-621: A Telugu film by K. S. Rao Chintamani (1937 film) , a Tamil film by Y. V. Rao Chintamani (1956 film) , a Telugu film by P. S. Ramakrishna Rao People [ edit ] Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao (born 1934), Indian chemist Chintamani Tryambak Khanolkar (1930–1976), Indian writer in the Marathi language Chintamani Panigrahi (1922–2000), Indian activist, political and social leader from Orissa C. Y. Chintamani (1880–1941), Indian editor, journalist and politician Others [ edit ] Chintamani (newspaper) ,

72-509: A piece of glass and sometimes a piece of gold, but not everyone can obtain a cintāmaṇi because it is most rare. Similarly, the pleasures of heaven and liberation are easily achieved, but prema-bhakti is extremely rare. The Bhagavata Purana remarks that the cintamani may give worldly pleasures and affluence in Svarga , but spiritual advancement allows one to attain Vaikuntha , the realm of Vishnu that

90-691: A position of reverence. Several years later, two mysterious strangers appeared at the court of the king, explaining the four relics, which included the Buddha's bowl (possibly a Singing Bowl ) and a mani stone with the Om Mani Padme Hum mantra inscribed on it. These few objects were the bringers of the Dharma to Tibet . The Kintamani mountainous region in Bali was named after the Cintamani. René Guénon considered

108-624: A town in Karnataka, India Chintamani (Vidhana Sabha constituency) , an Assembly seat in Karnataka, India Chintamani, Tiruchirappalli , a neighborhood in Tamil Nadu, India Chintamani Kar Bird Sanctuary , a wildlife sanctuary in West Bengal, India Chintamani Temple, Theur , a Hindu Ganesha shrine in near Pune in Maharashtra, India Films [ edit ] Chintamani (1933 film) ,

126-659: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Cintamani (jewel) Within Hinduism, it is connected with the gods Vishnu and Ganesha . In Hindu tradition, it is often depicted as a fabulous jewel in the possession of Vishnu as the Kaustubha Mani or as on the forehead of the Naga king called as Naga Mani, or on the forehead of the Makara . The Yoga Vasistha , originally written in

144-403: Is difficult to achieve, even for yogins . Traditional In Buddhism, the wish fulfilling jewel (Skt. maṇi , cintā-maṇi , cintāmaṇi-ratna ) is an important mythic symbol indicating a magical jewel that manifests one's wishes, including the curing of disease, purification of water, granting clothing, food, treasure etc. It is a common symbol for the teachings and qualities of

162-784: Is translated in Chinese ruyi or ruyizhu 如意珠 "as-one-wishes jewel" or ruyibaozhu 如意寶珠 "as-one-wishes precious jewel". Ruyibaozhu is pronounced in Japanese nyoi-hōju or nyoi-hōshu 如意宝珠. Ruyizhu is pronounced in Korean yeouiju 여의주. The Brihad Bhagavatamrita compares this gem with devotion towards Vishnu: स-प्रेमका भक्तिर् अतीव-दुर्लभा स्वर्गादि-भोगः सुलभोऽभवश् च सः । चिन्तामणिः सर्व-जनैर् न लभ्यते लभ्येत काचादि कदापि हातकम् ॥ २३२ ॥ sa-premakā bhaktir atīva-durlabhā svargādi-bhogaḥ sulabho'bhavaś ca saḥ | cintāmaṇiḥ sarva-janair na labhyate labhyeta kācādi kadāpi hātakam || 232 || Anyone can obtain

180-525: The 10th century CE, contains a story about the cintamani. The Hindu Vishnu Purana speaks of the " Syamanta jewel , bestowing prosperity upon its owner, encapsulates the Yadu clan system". The Vishnu Purana is attributed to the mid-first millennium CE. In Buddhism, it is held by the Bodhisattvas (divine beings with great compassion, wisdom and power) Avalokiteshvara and Ksitigarbha . It is also seen carried upon

198-459: The Buddha. One of the manifestation of Avalokitesvara is named Cintāmaṇicakra and holds a Cintāmaṇi. In Tibetan Buddhism the Cintāmaṇi is said to be one of four relics that came in a chest that fell from the sky (many terma fell from the sky in caskets) during the reign of king Lha Thothori Nyantsen of Tibet. Though the king did not understand the purpose of the objects, he kept them in

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216-570: The Chintamani is sometimes depicted as a luminous pearl and is in the possession of several of different forms of the Buddha. In Japan, where the Hindu goddess Lakshmi is known as Kisshōten in Shinto , she is commonly depicted with a Cintāmaṇi in her hand. Cintāmaṇi (Sanskrit; Devanagari: चिन्तामणि): 'Wish-Fulfilling Gem' ( Tibetan : ཡིད་བཞིན་ནོར་བུ , Wylie : yid bzhin norbu ) The mani (jewel)

234-446: The Cintamani to be the equivalent of the philosopher's stone . Kaustubha Kaustubha ( Sanskrit : कौस्तुभ , romanized :  Kaustubha , lit.   'crest jewel') is a divine ruby or ratnam (gem) in Hindu mythology . This gem is in the possession of Vishnu , granting him the epithet of Kaustubhadhari . It is believed in Hindu scriptures to be the most magnificent ratnam in all of creation, at

252-576: The Kaustubha to Viṣṇu. Suras and Asuras of enhanced strength lustily roared again and began to churn the ocean keeping Cintāmaṇi in the middle. Krishna is described to be wearing the ruby in the Mahabharata : Now before them they saw the color of the transcendental body of Lord Krishna, exactly like the hue of a newly arrived cloud in the sky. He appeared before them nicely covered with yellow colored silken garments, with four hands like Vishnu, and carrying

270-614: The back of the Lung Ta (wind horse) which is depicted on Tibetan prayer flags . By reciting the Dharani (small hymn) of Cintamani, Buddhist tradition maintains that one attains the Wisdom of Buddha, able to understand the truth of the Buddha, and turn afflictions into Bodhi . It is said to allow one to see the Holy Retinue of Amitabha and assembly upon one's deathbed. In Tibetan Buddhist tradition

288-409: The different symbols of the club, the conchshell, the disc and the lotus flower. There were marks of golden lines on His chest, and the nipples of His breast appeared to be like the whorl of a lotus flower. His eyes appeared to be spread like the petals of a lotus flower, and His smiling face exhibited the symbol of eternal peace and prosperity. His glittering earrings were set beautifully, and His helmet

306-465: The lotus-hued ruby". The Skanda Purana describes the nature of this gem: From the ocean that was being churned emerged a highly refulgent, extremely bright, most excellent gem having the brilliance of the Sun. It was called Kaustubha. With its brilliance, it illuminated the three worlds. Keeping the Cintāmaṇi (a miraculous stone) in front, they saw the Kaustubha brightening the worlds. All those Suras gave

324-422: The time of the churning of the ocean, and acts as a symbol of divine authority. In Hindu mythology, the devas and the asuras performed the churning of the ocean of milk ( Samudra Manthana ) in order to obtain amrita , the elixir of immortality. During this process, fourteen jewels ( ratnas ) emerged from the ocean. Among the first few treasures that emerged was the kaustubha, described to be an "excellent gem,

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