Caityabhuta, Caityabhūta, Caitya-bhuta: 1 definition
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Alternative spellings of this word include Chaityabhuta.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureCaityabhūta (चैत्यभूत) refers to “(that which resembles) the region of a caitya”, 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 great Nāga kings said to the Bhagavān]: “Save us, O Bhagavān, Rescue us, O Sugata. O Bhagavān, we will not destroy Jambudvīpa again. We will not destroy flowers, fruits and crops again. This region has become like a caitya [e.g., caityabhūta]—O Bhagavān, we will consider it like that. Wherever this Great King of Manuals will circulate, there this Vajra Beak dhāraṇī will circulate. [...]”.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Bhuta, Caitya.
Full-text: Mahakalparaja.
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