Ranjayitavya, Rañjayitavya: 1 definition
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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureRañjayitavya (रञ्जयितव्य) refers to “colouring (using vermilion)” (suitable for an offering ceremony), 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 should be coloured (rañjayitavya) 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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