Adhyanushasya, Adhyanuśāsya, Adhi-anushasya: 1 definition

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Adhyanushasya 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 Adhyanuśāsya can be transliterated into English as Adhyanusasya or Adhyanushasya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Adhyanuśāsya (अध्यनुशास्य) refers to “having instructed”, 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 [after Sāgara taught the Nāga-vow mantra], “Then the Bhagavān, having encouraged the Nāga kings, and having established them in the vow, and having instructed (adhyanuśāsya) Vaiśramaṇa the Great King, departed.—The Sending forth of Rain called Entry into the Residence of Vaiśramaṇa Nāga Vow has ended”.

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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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