Vihimsaka, Vihiṃsaka: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Vihimsaka means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Vihiṃsaka (विहिंसक) refers to “harmful (Nāgas)”, 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 said to the four great kings], “O Great Kings, Nāgas will be hostile, wrathful, fierce, ferocious and harmful (vihiṃsaka) in the last time, in the last age. By this curse they will become frightened. They will become scared. They will send down rain showers duly at the proper time. They will ripen all flowers and fruits duly at the proper time”.
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
Vihiṃsaka (विहिंसक).—[vi-hiṃs + aka], adj. Injuring, [Pañcatantra] iii. [distich] 143.
Vihiṃsaka (विहिंसक).—[adjective] harming ([genetive] or —°).
Vihiṃsaka (विहिंसक):—[=vi-hiṃsaka] [from vi-hiṃs] mfn. injuring, hurting, harming (with [genitive case] or ifc.), [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa etc.]
[Sanskrit to German]
Vihiṃsaka (विहिंसक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vihiṃsaga.
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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Full-text: Avihimsaka, Vihimsaga, Avihimsra, Avihimsana, Avihimsa, Vihimsata, Hims.
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