Mahapida, 惭补丑腻辫墨岣嵞�, Maha-pida: 1 definition
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture惭补丑腻辫墨岣嵞� (啶す啶距お啷�啶∴ぞ) refers to 鈥済reat pain鈥�, according to the 痴补箩谤补迟耻峁囜笉补蝉补尘补测补办补濒辫补谤腻箩补, 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.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淣ow there lived a Brahmin called Vi峁ａ箛udatta in Navanagara. [...] He enchanted an iron stake and placed it on the head of that N膩ga. The head of the N膩ga burst and it felt great pain. The N膩ga became extremely angry with great fury. Then in a moment, an instant, a short time, the N膩ga鈥檚 body was overcome with great pain (尘补丑腻辫墨岣嵞�-补苍惫颈迟补) by the intensity of swaying. Then because of this rays came forth from its body and the fields of the Brahmin were burnt. [...]鈥�.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) 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 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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