Ashtanguli, Ashtan-anguli, Aṣṭāṅguli: 1 definition
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Ashtanguli means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Aṣṭāṅguli can be transliterated into English as Astanguli or Ashtanguli, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureAṣṭāṅguli (अष्टाङ्गुलि) refers to “(measuring) eight aṅgulas”, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly [as the Bhagavān taught the detailed offering-manual], “Having made an image of dough, the body of a nine-headed Nāga measuring eight aṅgulas (aṣṭāṅguli-pramāṇa) should be coloured by vermilion. Ribbons should be bound around the neck. A square maṇḍalaka should be prepared. Flowers should be scattered. A Nāga image should be made in the middle. [...]”.
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.
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