mahAsaMviDAna
mahāsaṃvidhāna , nt. , the Great Arrangement or Preparation , made by a Bodhisattva in the Tuṣita heaven when he is about to descend to earth for his last existence: Mv i.198.12 ; ii.2.7 . It consists in the departure of many devas from heaven to be reborn on earth so as to support the Bodhisattva in his mission.