Paramapradushta, Parama-pradushta, ʲṣṭ: 1 definition
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Paramapradushta 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 ʲṣṭ can be transliterated into English as Paramapradusta or Paramapradushta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agricultureʲṣṭ (परमप्रदुष्�) refers to “extremely hostile (beings)� (responsible for crop-destruction, etc.), according to the ղٳṇḍⲹ첹貹Ჹ, 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 Agastya-Ṛṣi said to the Bhagavān] “Bhagavān, I will make a beak-sealing for pests of all sorts, [...] O Bhagavān, in the last time, in the last age, I will keep off all the malevolent and extremely hostile (貹ṣṭ). I will give you the mantrapadas. O Bhagavān, that is for the advantage and benefit of all people, for the sake of protecting crops, flowers, fruits and leaves. [...]�.

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 ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.
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