Buddhist Rainmaking
Overview
Section titled “Overview”Canonical entry drawn from a single source layer in 01_Buddhism.md.
Research layers
Section titled “Research layers”Layer 1: Buddhist Rainmaking
Section titled “Layer 1: Buddhist Rainmaking”Source file:
01_Buddhism.md
Indian and East Asian Buddhist ritual manuals include rites directed toward rain, drought and nāga powers.
Common ritual technologies
Section titled “Common ritual technologies”Dhāraṇī recitation; offerings to nāgas/deities; maṇḍala; image installation; ritual vessels; water symbolism; sometimes fire rites paradoxically used to alter weather.
Reliability: A/B.