Shapagni, Śāpāgni, Shapa-agni: 1 definition
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Shapagni 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 Śāpāgni can be transliterated into English as Sapagni or Shapagni, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureŚāpāgni (शापाग्नि) refers to the “fire of the curse (of the Ṛṣi)”, 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, [after as the afflicted Nāgas said to the Bhagavān]: “O Bhagavān, we are destroyed, we are cursed by the curse of the Ṛṣi, we are burnt, O Bhagavān, we are consumed by the fire of the curse of the Ṛṣi [e.g., śāpāgni]. O Bhagavān, we shall not hurt the beings in Jambudvīpa again. O Bhagavān, we will not destroy crops, leaves, flowers and fruits again. We will ward off all pests”.
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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