Ashanikala, Aśanikāla, Ashani-kala: 1 definition
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Ashanikala 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 Aśanikāla can be transliterated into English as Asanikala or Ashanikala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureAśanikāla (अशनिकाल) refers to the “time of lightning”, 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], “[...] A pill should be mounted on the top of a flagpole at the residence lake. Blue banners should be fixed. Furthermore, [pills at the] top of a flagpole should be placed at the top of the lake. At the time of lightning (aśanikāla) the Nāgas are unable to hurl thunderbolts. The Nāgas see that as if golden-coloured. The Nāgas stand frightened by all fears and it rains as long as it is wished”.
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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