Vyavalokya, Vi-avalokya: 1 definition
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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureVyavalokya (व्यवलोक्य) refers to “having taken a look”, 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 [after the four great kings requested the Bhagavān], “Then the Bhagavān, having taken a look (vyavalokya) with a Nāga-look and a look of all Tathāgatas, addressed the whole Nāga assembly-gathering, ‘Let the Serpent chiefs listen to these dhāraṇī-mantrapadas’”.
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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Partial matches: Avalokya, Vi.
Full-text: Viryarabdhi.
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