Uccasharana, Uccaśaraṇa, Ucca-sharana: 1 definition
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Uccasharana 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 Uccaśaraṇa can be transliterated into English as Uccasarana or Uccasharana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Uchchasharana.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureUccaśaraṇa (उच्चशरण) refers to an “elevated dwelling” (suitable for 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 Nāga kings said to the Bhagavān]: “O Bhagavān, this is the Nāga curse. In the last time, in the last age, at the time of harmful Nāgas, thunderbolts, excessive rain, untimely rain, winds, clouds, thunderbolts, cold spells, untimely winds and lightning, this curse should be recited in a loud voice by the spell-master seven times, facing east, at an elevated dwelling (uccaśaraṇa) or mountain. [...]”.
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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