SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

INDIAN CULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Kalchakra ceremony is associated with which of the following ceremonies?
A
Hinduism
B
Buddhism
C
Jainism
D
Islam
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is option 2 i.e., Buddhism. ‘Kalchakra’ ceremony is associated with Buddhism religions. ‘Kalchakra’ is the name of the foundational Buddhist tantric treatise of this tradition, composed in Sanskrit. It was later translated into Tibetan.

Detailed explanation-2: -As the material and efficient cause, Lord Shiva as Brahman brings forth His entire manifestation through his Power or Shakti, using its parts or tattvas as the building blocks. He spins the wheel of creation, as Time or the Lord of Death (Kala). Hence, the Wheel of Life is also the Wheel of Death (Kala Chakra).

Detailed explanation-3: -In the practice of Kalachakra, and any other anuttarayoga tantra, there is a special way of meditating on voidness ( emptiness ) in which we meditate not just on the actual meaning of voidness, but also we try to simulate doing this with a clear light mind .

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