Meghashani, Meghāśani, Megha-ashani: 1 definition
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Meghashani 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 Meghāśani can be transliterated into English as Meghasani or Meghashani, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureMeghāśani (मेघाशनि) refers to “clouds and thunderbolts”, 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 was residing in the abode of Brahmā] “Then those beginning with Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara having seen that ray of the Tathāgata beheld Jambudvīpa. Hostile Nāgas have released cold spells, winds, clouds and thunderbolts (meghāśani). All flowers, fruits and crops, trees, grass, bush, herbs and large trees were burnt and destroyed and became fruitless—this is what happened in Jambudvīpa”.
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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