Significance of Hail

Hail is a term with varied meanings across different disciplines. In Vyakarana, it denotes the feminine interpretation of the word karaka. Dharmashastra describes hail as small, stone-like snow particles produced by strong winds that devastate crops. Theravada tradition associates hail with the rain from the naga-king Aravala, representing the obstacles encountered in religious missions. Overall, hail signifies both physical destruction and symbolic challenges in these contexts.1
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Synonyms: Hailstones, Salute, Greet

In Dutch: Hagel; In Finnish: Tervehdys; In Spanish: Granizo

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Buddhist concept of 'Hail'

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In Buddhism, Hail symbolizes the challenges encountered during religious missions, represented by the damaging rain from naga-king Aravala. This interpretation highlights the obstacles practitioners must overcome on their spiritual journey.

Significance in Theravada (major branch of Buddhism):
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From: Mahavamsa

(1) The rain caused by naga-king Aravala that harmed the crops, symbolizing challenges faced during the religious missions.[1]

Theravada is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

Hindu concept of 'Hail'

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In Hinduism, "Hail" signifies destructive, stone-like snow particles that can devastate crops. Additionally, it denotes the feminine interpretation of "karaka," emphasizing both nature's fury and the symbolic importance of femininity in the context.

Significance in Dharmashastra (religious law):
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From: Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi

(1) Stone-like finely visible snow-particles, propelled by strong winds, falling like torrents of rain and destroying crops and other items.[2]

Dharmashastra contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

Significance in Vedanta (school of philosophy):
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From: Chandogya Upanishad (english Translation)

(1) Yet another meaning attributed to mataci, indicating the different forms of destruction caused by storms.[3]

Vedanta refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).

Plural form: Hails.