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Rishimauna, ṚṣܲԲ, Rishi-mauna: 1 definition

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Rishimauna 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 ṚṣܲԲ can be transliterated into English as Rsimauna or Rishimauna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Rishimauna in Mahayana glossary
: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

ṚṣܲԲ (ऋषिमौन) refers to “Ṛṣi-silence�, 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 taught the offering manual] “O Bhagavān, having recited the Great Ṛṣi heart[-mantra] spell into a water-pot 108 times facing east, one should scatter [the water] in the four directions with Ṛṣi-silence (ṛṣܲԲ). [...] One should recite thus seven times. Upon reciting this all hostile Nāgas become inflamed [...]�.

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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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