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The Kalachakra (Sanskrit , ; (モンゴル語:Цогт Цагийн Хүрдэн) ''Tsogt Tsagiin Hurden''; ) is a term used in Vajrayana Buddhism that means wheel of time or "time-cycles". "Kālacakra" 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. ==Kālacakra tradition== Kālacakra refers both to a patron Tantric deity or iṣṭadevatā, () of Vajrayana Buddhism and to the philosophies and meditation practices contained within the ''Kālacakra Tantra'' and its many commentaries. The ''Kālacakra Tantra'' is more properly called the ''Kālacakra Laghutantra'', and is said to be an abridged form of an original text, the ''Kālacakra Mūlatantra'' which is no longer extant. Some Buddhist masters assert that Kālacakra is the most advanced form of Vajrayana practice; it certainly is one of the most complex systems within tantric Buddhism. The Kālacakra tradition revolves around the concept of time (kāla) and cycles (chakra): from the cycles of 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. The Kālacakra deity represents a buddhahood and thus omniscience. Since Kālacakra ''is'' time and everything is under the influence of time, Kālacakra knows all. Kālacakri, 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 aṣṭamaṅgala symbol of the dharmacakra, Vishnu's Sudarshana Chakra and the theory of saṃsāra. The Kālacakra 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 Kālacakra mandala includes deities which are equally accepted by Hindus, Jains and Buddhists.〔(Kalachakra History ) //archived 16 Sep 2014〕 The Kālacakra 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 Kālacakra 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.” 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kalachakra」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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