Nagapreshaka, Nāgapreṣaka, Naga-preshaka: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Nāgapreṣaka can be transliterated into English as Nagapresaka or Nagapreshaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureNāgapreṣaka (नागप्रेषक) refers to a “Nāga messenger”, 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 teaches various Nāga-enchantments], “[...] The image of five Nāga girls should be placed in a secret place. [...] Where it is sent, there it goes. It returns again. It tells everything in his dream. What is to be done, it will accomplish all. It is called a Nāga messenger (nāgapreṣaka). [...]”
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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