Caturmaharajaparivarta, Caturmahārājaparivarta, Caturmaharaja-parivarta: 1 definition
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Alternative spellings of this word include Chaturmaharajaparivarta.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (mahayana)Caturmahārājaparivarta (चतुर्महाराजपरिवर्त) refers to the sixth chapter of the Suvarṇaprabhāsottamasūtra, which teaches the protection of the state for the mutual benefit of the Buddhist Sangha and the monarch. It appears that the ritual core of this Sūtra is contained in sections 6, 7 and 8: the Caturmahārājaparivarta, Sarasvatīparivarta and Śrīparivarta. The latter two include more complex observances and dhāraṇī-spells. [...] Chapter 6, the Caturmahārājaparivarta or Chapter on the Four Great Kings, conveys an explicit message: those kings (manuṣyarāja) who venerate the Suvarṇaprabhāsottama and support the Buddhist Sangha will be protected from hostile armies and other dangers by the Four Great Kings, and their countries will exist in highest state of harmony. Simultaneously, those who ignore this tradition will face decline.
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: Parivarta, Caturmaharaja.
Full-text: Deshanaparivarta, Manushyaraja, Four Great Kings, Samjnayaparivarta, Raja, Rajashastra, Sarasvatiparivarta, Virudhaka, Suvarnaprabhasottama, Suvarnaprabhasottamasutra, Vaishravana, Dhritarashtra, Virupaksha, Dridhaparivarta, Shriparivarta, King, Caturmaharaja.
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