Ashanitunda, Aśanituṇḍa, Aśanituṇḍā, Ashani-tunda: 1 definition
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Ashanitunda 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 terms Aśanituṇḍa and Aśanituṇḍā can be transliterated into English as Asanitunda or Ashanitunda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureAśanituṇḍā (अशनितुण्डा) refers to the “thunderbolt beak”, 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, “Then Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Maheśvara and the Four Great Kings approached the Bhagavān and having approached him circumambulated him three times and addressed the Bhagavān, ‘O Bhagavān, we too, all assembled, will utter the dhāraṇī called Blazing Vajra Thunderbolt Beak (aśanituṇḍā). [...]’”.
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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