Saptayojana, Saptan-yojana: 1 definition
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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureSaptayojana (सप्तयोजन) refers to “(a distance of) seven yojanas”, 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, [while describing an offering manual] “[...] All Nāgas will be bound. There will be a closing of the boundaries for seven yojanas [e.g., saptayojana] all around. Having enchanted a vajra 108 times, the Nāgas should be warded off. Having called it to mind only once, one can ward off all winds, clouds and thunderbolts. All are destroyed. [...]”.
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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Partial matches: Yojana, Sapta.
Full-text: Vanayojana.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
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