Shlathakaya, Ślathakāya, Shlatha-kaya: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Ślathakāya can be transliterated into English as Slathakaya or Shlathakaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureŚlathakāya (श्लथकाय) refers to a “very weak body”, 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, “Immediately after the dhāraṇī called Blazing Vajra Thunderbolt Beak had been uttered, the bodies of all harmful Nāgas became stinking and foul-smelling. Their bodies became very weak [e.g., ślathakāya] and spotted [with leprosy], and falling at the feet of the Bhagavān they said, ‘[...]’”.
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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