Cintāmaṇi
Sign in to savethumb|572x572px|Japanese depiction of Lakshmi (Kichijōten), bearing the Cintāmani Cintāmaṇi (Sanskrit; Devanagari: ; ; ; Korean: 여의보주/Yeouiboju; Japanese Romaji: ), also spelled as Chintamani (or the Chintamani Stone), is a wish-fulfilling jewel resembling a pearl described in Hindu and Mahayana Buddhist traditions. It is one of several Mani Jewel images found in Buddhist scripture.
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- Etymology
- Hinduism
- Buddhism
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- See also
- Notes
- Bibliography
thumb|572x572px|Japanese depiction of Lakshmi (Kichijōten), bearing the Cintāmani Cintāmaṇi (Sanskrit; Devanagari: ; ; ; Korean: 여의보주/Yeouiboju; Japanese Romaji: ), also spelled as Chintamani (or the Chintamani Stone), is a wish-fulfilling jewel resembling a pearl described in Hindu and Mahayana Buddhist traditions. It is one of several Mani Jewel images found in Buddhist scripture.
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 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.