Uccarayitavya, Uccārayitavya: 1 definition
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Alternative spellings of this word include Uchcharayitavya.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureUccārayitavya (उच्चारयितव्य) refers to “that (mantra) which should be uttered” (as part of an offering ceremony), 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] “[...] The inhabitants of the residence say, ‘What do you wish?’ The spell-master stands in the residence lake firmly. Then the Nāga, his body terrified and frightened, assumes the form of a boy and appears in front of the spell-master, ‘Listen, O spell-master, what are you doing?’ The spell-master should utter (uccārayitavya) the previous mantra. [...]”.
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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