Arthalolupa, Artha-lolupa: 1 definition
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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureArthalolupa (अर्थलोलुप) (Cf. Arthalolupatā) refers to an “eager desire for wealth”, 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 Nāga-kings said to Bhagavān], “[...] O Bhagavān, how will monks be in the last time, in the last age, after the Tathāgata has departed? They will be fierce and because of an eager desire for wealth (arthalolupatā) they will be attached to warding off cold spells, winds and thunderbolts. O Bhagavān, how should therefore those hostile Nāgas act? How will they be revived? O Bhagavān, what will our sons and daughters experience?”.
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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Partial matches: Lolupa, Artha.
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