Asivarsha, Asivarṣa, Asi-varsha: 1 definition
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Asivarsha 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 Asivarṣa can be transliterated into English as Asivarsa or Asivarsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureAsivarṣa (असिवर्ष) refers to “sword-rain (showers)”, 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] “[...] If Nāgas are desirous of destroying that province, hot sand will fall on their heads. As many heads, tails and trunks they have, that many sword-rain showers (asivarṣa-dhāra) fall on their bodies. Then all Nāgas will roam terrified and frightened. Then they send forth rain showers in Jambudvīpa duly at the proper time. All hostile Nāgas will be subdued. [...]”
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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