Tathagatavacana, Tathāgatavacana, Tathagata-vacana: 1 definition
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Alternative spellings of this word include Tathagatavachana.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureTathāgatavacana (तथागतवचन) refers to the “orders of the Tathāgata”, 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 Nāgas requested the Bhagavān for help], “O Bhagavān, extremely dreadful mantrapadas have been uttered. [...] We will send down rain showers duly at the proper time. We will provide comfort and gladness. We will ripen all crops, flowers and fruits. We will keep the orders of the Tathāgata (tathāgatavacana). We will establish [ourselves] with a truth-vow. We will protect all beings like an only son. [...]”.
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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