Nagaparshad, Nāgaparṣad, Naga-parshad: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Nāgaparṣad can be transliterated into English as Nagaparsad or Nagaparshad, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureNāgaparṣad (नागपर्षद्) refers to a “great assembly of Nāgas” (i.e., nāgarājaparṣadā), 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, “The Bhagavān was dwelling in the great city of Vārāṇasī. Providing great benefits he was teaching the Dharma to beings, namely the producer of virtue, fulfilling all hopes and wishes. [He was] in an assembly-gathering, with a great assembly of Nāgas (nāgarājaparṣad) lead by Takṣaka. With a great assembly of Devas and humans”.
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: Parshad, Naga.
Full-text: Mahanagaparshad.
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