Mahanagaraja, Maha-nagaraja, Mahānāgarāja, Mahanaga-raja: 1 definition
Introduction:
Mahanagaraja 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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureMahānāgarāja (महानागराज) refers to a “great Nāga king”, 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, [after Sāgara inquired the Bhagavān on his emitting of rays], “The Bhagavān said, ‘Listen Serpent chief. Many hundred thousand beings are obstructed by life-obstruction’. Then Sāgara, the great Nāga king (mahānāgarāja), filled the lotus lake with rain showers in a moment, an instant, a short time and refreshed [it]”.
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)
Relevant text
No search results for Mahanagaraja, Maha-nagaraja, Mahānāgarāja, Mahā-nāgarāja, Mahā-nāgarājā, Mahānāgarājā, Mahanaga-raja, Mahānāga-rāja; (plurals include: Mahanagarajas, nagarajas, Mahānāgarājas, nāgarājas, nāgarājās, Mahānāgarājās, rajas, rājas) in any book or story.