Bhujangadhipati, Bhujanga-adhipati, Bhujaṅgādhipati, Bhujaṃgādhipati, Bhujamga-adhipati, Bhujamgadhipati: 1 definition
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Bhujangadhipati 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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureBhujaṅgādhipati (भुजङ्गाधिपति) refers to the “serpent chief”, 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 as the Nāga congregation said to the Bhagavān], “[...] Bhagavān, we will therefore utter the advancing mantrapadas for the sake of the hostile and harming Nāgas who do not know the vow. May the Bhagavān give his empowerment—[O serpent chief (bhujaṅgādhipati), I empower the vow mantra]”.
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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