Rangika, Raṅgika: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Rangika means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 AgricultureRaṅgika (रङ्गिक) refers to a “(five) coloured (twine)” (suitable for an offering ritual), 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 of the root spell], “[...] Four stakes made of khadira wood should be driven into the ground in the four corners of the maṇḍala. This [space] should be encircled with five-coloured (pañca-raṅgika) five-fold twine. Having recited twenty-one times everywhere, a rite should be performed. [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryRaṅgika (रङ्गिक).—(-raṅgika) (to Sanskrit raṅga), in pañca-ra°, adj., of five colors: °kena sūtreṇa (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 37.23; °kair eva cūrṇaiḥ 53.8.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Rangikasutra.
Ends with: Amtaramgika, Audrangika, Bharangika, Caturangika, Chaturangika, Drangika, Krishnamritatarangika, Kurangika, Megharangika, Nirangika, Pancarangika, Pancharangika, Sabhrangika, Sarangika, Surangika, Taurangika, Turangika, Vairangika.
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