Ashanitunda, śԾٳṇḍ, śԾٳṇḍ, Ashani-tunda: 1 definition
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Ashanitunda 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 terms śԾٳṇḍ and śԾٳṇḍ can be transliterated into English as Asanitunda or Ashanitunda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureśԾٳṇḍ (अशनितुण्डा) refers to the “thunderbolt beak�, 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, “Then Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Maheśvara and the Four Great Kings approached the Bhagavān and having approached him circumambulated him three times and addressed the Bhagavān, ‘O Bhagavān, we too, all assembled, will utter the ṇ� called Blazing Vajra Thunderbolt Beak (śԾٳṇḍ). [...]’�.

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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