Vastrotkshepana, Vastrotkṣepana, Vastra-utkshepana: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Vastrotkṣepana can be transliterated into English as Vastrotksepana or Vastrotkshepana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureVastrotkṣepana (वस्त्रोत्क्षेपन) refers to “putting on clothes” (as part of an offering ritual), 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 teaches the offering of the root spell], “[...] Then the spell-master should bathe well and put on clean clothes. Water sipping, the sealing of the crest, the sealing of the boundary, the sealing of the maṇḍala, the putting on of clothes (vastrotkṣepana), self-protection and bathing should be performed. [...]”.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Utkshepana, Vastra.
Full-text: Utkshepana.
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