Ashtamasika, Aṣṭamāsika, Ashtan-masika: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Ashtamasika means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Aṣṭamāsika can be transliterated into English as Astamasika or Ashtamasika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureAṣṭamāsika (अष्टमासिक) refers to “eight months (of sealing of the boundaries)”, 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 manual of the root-heart] “[...] Thus there will be a sealing of the boundaries for eight months (aṣṭamāsika). There will be no Yakṣas, Bhūtas, Rākṣasas, Pretas, Kumbhāṇḍas and Guhyakas. No one can trespass that place. [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAṣṭamāsika (अष्टमासिक).—a. occurring once in 8 months.
Aṣṭamāsika is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aṣṭan and māsika (मासिक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAṣṭamāsika (अष्टमासिक).—f. kī, lasting eight months,
Aṣṭamāsika is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aṣṭan and māsika (मासिक).
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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