Udakanjali, Udakāñjali, Udaka-anjali: 5 definitions
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureUdakāñjali (उदकाञ्जलि) refers to “handfuls of water” (suitable for an offering ritual), 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 of the root spell], “[...] When rain is to be made, then the spell-master having enchanted mustard seed water 108 times, having climbed up to an elevated place, standing facing east, he should throw seven handfuls of water (udakāñjali) in the eastern direction having recited the mantra seven times; [thus] all Nāga kings meet in the middle at once. They send down rain showers. [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUdakāñjali (उदकाञ्जलि).—
1) A handful water.
2) See उदककर्मन् (udakakarman).
Derivable forms: udakāñjaliḥ (उदकाञ्जलिः).
Udakāñjali is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms udaka and añjali (अञ्जलि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryUdakāñjali (उदकाञ्जलि).—[masculine] a handful of water.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryUdakāñjali (उदकाञ्जलि):—[from udaka > und] m. a handful of water, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Udaka, Anjali.
Full-text: Anjali.
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