Patayitum, Pātayitum: 1 definition
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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgriculturePātayitum (पातयितुम्) means “to hurl (winds 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 teaches the offering manual of the root-heart] “[...] Having taken a sword, enchanted it 108 times, and painted a Garuḍa on it with saffron, it should be waved. As much as one waves the sword, that much the wings of Garuḍa fall on the [Nāgas’] body. All Nāgas are frightened. They flee to the ten directions. They are unable to hurl (pātayitum) winds and thunderbolts again. [...]”
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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Ends with: Nipatayitum.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
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