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Caityabhuta, 䲹ٲⲹūٲ, Caitya-bhuta: 1 definition

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Caityabhuta 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Chaityabhuta.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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

䲹ٲⲹūٲ (चैत्यभूत) refers to �(that which resembles) the region of a caitya�, 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 the great Nāga kings said to the Bhagavān]: “Save us, O Bhagavān, Rescue us, O Sugata. O Bhagavān, we will not destroy Jambudvīpa again. We will not destroy flowers, fruits and crops again. This region has become like a caitya [e.g., ٲⲹūٲ]—O Bhagavān, we will consider it like that. Wherever this Great King of Manuals will circulate, there this Vajra Beak ṇ� will circulate. [...]�.

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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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