Suvarnaprabhasottamasutra, Suvarṇaprabhāsottamasūtra, Suvarnaprabhasottama-sutra: 1 definition
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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (mahayana)Suvarṇaprabhāsottamasūtra (सुवर्णप्रभासोत्तमसूत्र) teaches the protection of the state for the mutual benefit of the Buddhist Sangha and the monarch. It appears that the ritual core of this Sūtra is contained in sections 6, 7 and 8: the Caturmahārājaparivarta, Sarasvatīparivarta and Śrīparivarta. The latter two include more complex observances and dhāraṇī-spells.
Chapter 6, the Caturmahārājaparivarta or Chapter on the Four Great Kings, conveys an explicit message: those kings (manuṣyarāja) who venerate the Suvarṇaprabhāsottama and support the Buddhist Sangha will be protected from hostile armies and other dangers by the Four Great Kings, and their countries will exist in highest state of harmony. Simultaneously, those who ignore this tradition will face decline.
In chapter 7, the Sarasvatīparivarta, the goddess Sarasvatī grants her support to the Dharma preacher through the gift of eloquence, and presents a bathing ritual with enchanted herbs for him and his audience in order to appease all disturbances. It is promised that, invoked by praise, Sarasvatī herself will appear and remove all diseases and difficulties.
In chapter 8, the Śrīparivarta, the goddess Śrī offers support to the Dharma preacher and good fortune to his audience. A rite which provides prosperity is described, through which Śrī herself enters that place. According to the ritual instructions, one’s home must be purified and one should bathe and wear clean garments. One should offer worship (pūjā) with perfumes, flowers and incense, then sprinkle juices (rasa) and utter the names of Śrī, Ratnakusuma Tathāgata and the Suvarṇaprabhāsa
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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Partial matches: Sutra, Suvarnaprabhasottama.
Full-text (+11): Sutrantika, Sutrantaka, Deshanaparivarta, Manushyaraja, Four Great Kings, Raja, Rajashastra, Sarasvatiparivarta, Virudhaka, Samjnayaparivarta, Dhritarashtra, Virupaksha, Dridhaparivarta, Vaishravana, Puja, Caturmaharajaparivarta, Rasa, Shriparivarta, King, Bathing ritual.
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