Lambulaka, Lambūlaka: 1 definition
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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureLambūlaka (लम्बूलक) is the name of a Nāga-king (Nāgarāja), 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 taught the detailed offering-manual], “[...] Four Nāga kings should be prepared in the middle of the ditch. [...] Sāgara, the Nāga king, should be prepared in the eastern direction. Samantākāracchatraparikara, the great Nāga king, should be prepared in the southern direction. Varuṇa, the Nāga king, should be prepared in the western direction. Lambūlaka, the Nāga king, should be prepared in the northern direction. [...]”.
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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