Abhrabhimukha, Abhrābhimukha: 1 definition
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Abhrabhimukha 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)
Abhrābhimukha (अभ्राभिमुख) refers to “facing towards the clouds” (as part of an offering ceremony), 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, [as the Bhagavān teaches an offering manual]: “A wax Garuḍa should be made. [...] On the same day all Nāgas send down rain showers. If they do not send rain on the same day, then they see the Nāga residence full of Garuḍas all around. They will become a single flame. Hot sand will fall on their heads and skulls. The water will dry up. If there is too much rain, he shows it towards the clouds (abhrābhimukha) and stops the rain. [...]”.
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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