Shitadosha, Śītadoṣa, Shita-dosha: 1 definition
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Shitadosha 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 Śītadoṣa can be transliterated into English as Sitadosa or Shitadosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureŚītadoṣa (शीतदोष) refers to “disadvantages resulting from cold spells”, 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] “[...] All disadvantages resulting from winds, clouds, thunderbolts and cold spells [e.g., śītadoṣa] will be bound. All will be stopped. Until the stake is driven out these remain bound. Having enchanted mustard seeds seven times, these should be thrown towards the clouds. All thunderbolts produce water. [...]”
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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