Lokacakshus, Lokacakṣus, Loka-cakshus: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Lokacakṣus can be transliterated into English as Lokacaksus or Lokacakshus, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Lokachakshus.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraLokacakṣus (लोकचक्षुस्) refers to the “eye of the world”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 3).—Accordingly, “[...] Similarly, it is said at length in the Tsi fa king (Dharmasaṃgrahasūtra?): When the Buddha entered into nirvāṇa, the earth trembled six times, the rivers reversed their courses, a violent wind blew up in a tempest, black clouds arose on the horizon in the four directions. There was thunder and lightning, hail and rain came down in floods; here and there stars fell. Lions and other wild beasts began to howl; gods and men uttered great moans, all wailing: ‘The Buddha has passed into nirvāṇa. Alas! the eye of the world (lokacakṣus) is extinguished’ [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryLokacakṣus (लोकचक्षुस्).—n. the sun.
Lokacakṣus is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms loka and cakṣus (चक्षुस्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryLokacakṣus (लोकचक्षुस्).—m.
(-kṣuḥ) The sun. E. loka the world, cakṣus the eye.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Lokacakṣus (लोकचक्षुस्):—[=loka-cakṣus] [from loka > lok] n. ‘eye of the world’, the sun, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] ([according to] to some m.)
2) [v.s. ...] [plural] the eyes of men, Sah.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryLokacakṣus (लोकचक्षुस्):—[loka-cakṣus] (kṣuḥ) 2. m. The sun.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 128 - Greatness of Sāgarāditya (Sāgara-āditya) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 51 - Description of Sun-gods Called Aruṇa, Vṛddha etc. < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Part 1 - The Buddha is omniscient, independent, without a teacher < [Chapter III - General Explanation of Evam Maya Śruta]
Part 2 - The arharts who compiled the baskets (piṭaka) < [Chapter III - General Explanation of Evam Maya Śruta]